Free vacuum for loop quantum gravity

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 22, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 3261-3293

  Conrady, Florian ^a,b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b CENTRE DE PHYSIQUE THÉORIQUE   (France)

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EID: 23844557518     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/22/16/010     Document Type: Article

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