Quantum spin dynamics: VIII. The master constraint

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2249-2265

  Thiemann, Thomas ^a,b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b PERIMETER INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Canada)

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EID: 33645064040     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: 13616382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/23/7/003     Document Type: Article

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