Quantum cosmological models

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2005, Pages

  Coule, D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 21244462295     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/22/12/R02     Document Type: Review

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