Diffeomorphisms from finite triangulations and absence of 'local' degrees of freedom

Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics

Volumn 591, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 197-201

  Pfeiffer, Hendryk ^a,b  

^a EMMANUEL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CMS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

04.60. m; 04.60.Pp; 11.30. j; Diffeomorphism; General covariance; Holography; Quantum gravity; Spin foam model

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GRAVITY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PREDICTION; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 2942580878     PISSN: 03702693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2004.04.026     Document Type: Article

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