Modified gravity via spontaneous symmetry breaking

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2357-2367

  Gripaios, Ben M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classical Theories of Gravity; Models of Quantum Gravity; Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044488818     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2004/10/069     Document Type: Article

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