The LQG string - Loop quantum gravity quantization of string theory: I. Flat target space

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1923-1970

  Thiemann, T ^a,b  

^a PERIMETER INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

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EID: 33644753823     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: 13616382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/23/6/007     Document Type: Article

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