Relational particle models: II. Use as toy models for quantum geometrodynamics

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2491-2518

  Anderson, Edward ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Peterhouse   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33645099398     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: 13616382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/23/7/017     Document Type: Article

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