Degenerate configurations, singularities and the non-Abelian nature of loop quantum gravity

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 987-1008

  Bojowald, Martin ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 31644438935     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/23/3/023     Document Type: Article

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