Loop quantum gravity: An outside view

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 22, Issue 19, 2005, Pages

  Nicolai, Hermann ^a   Peeters, Kasper ^a   Zamaklar, Marija ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN INSTITUT   (Germany)

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EID: 25444494733     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/22/19/R01     Document Type: Review

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