Proper time flow equation for gravity

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn , Issue 2, 2005, Pages 845-854

  Bonanno, Alfio ^a,b   Reuter, Martin ^c  

^a INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTROFISICO DI CATANIA   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI CATANIA   (Italy)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Models of Quantum Gravity; Nonperturbative Effects; Renormalization Group

Indexed keywords

EID: 27344438338     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2005/02/035     Document Type: Article

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