The covariant approach to LRS perfect fluid spacetime geometries

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1099-1127

  Van Elst, Henk ^a   Ellis, George F R ^a,b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 21344469860     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/13/5/023     Document Type: Article

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