Spin-half fermions with mass dimension one: Theory, phenomenology, and dark matter

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Volumn , Issue 7, 2005, Pages 179-250

  Ahluwalia Khalilova, D V ^a   Grumiller, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE ZACATECAS   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dark matter; Quantum field theory on curved space

Indexed keywords

EID: 23844454897     PISSN: 14757516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2005/07/012     Document Type: Article

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