A new approach to quantising space-time: I. Quantising on a general category

Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 331-367

  Isham, C J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 17444362029     PISSN: 10950761     EISSN: 10950753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/ATMP.2003.v7.n2.a5     Document Type: Article

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