A positivity theorem for gravitational tension in brane spacetimes

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1343-1350

  Traschen, Jennie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 1842480121     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/21/6/004     Document Type: Article

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