Lectures on string theory and cosmology

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2005, Pages

  Danielsson, Ulf H ^a  

^a Institutionen for Teoretisk Fysik   (Sweden)

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EID: 24144503737     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/22/8/001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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