Penrose limits and spacetime singularities

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2004, Pages

  Blau, M ^a   Borunda, M ^b   O'Loughlin, M ^b   Papadopoulos, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b SISSA   (Italy)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 2142717286     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/21/7/L02     Document Type: Article

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