Multi-dimensional classical and quantum cosmology: Exact solutions, signature transition and stabilization

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 291-306

  Jalalzadeh, Shahram ^a   Ahmadi, Fatemeh ^a   Sepangi, Hamid Reza ^a,b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS IPM   (Iran)

Author keywords

Classical Theories of Gravity; Cosmology of Theories beyond the SM

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044511609     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2003/08/012     Document Type: Article

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