Spherically symmetric quantum geometry: Hamiltonian constraint

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2129-2154

  Bojowald, Martin ^a,b   Swiderski, Rafal ^a,c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33644749158     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: 13616382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/23/6/015     Document Type: Article

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