Nonlinear electrodynamics and the acceleration of the Universe

Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2004, Pages

  Novello, M ^a   Perez Bergliaffa, S E ^a   Salim, J ^a  

^a CENTRO BRASILEIRO DE PESQUISAS FÍSICAS   (Brazil)

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EID: 17044378031     PISSN: 15507998     EISSN: 15502368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.69.127301     Document Type: Article

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