Perturbative degrees of freedom in loop quantum gravity: Anisotropies

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3491-3516

  Bojowald, Martin ^a,c   Hernández, Héctor H ^a   Técotl, Hugo A Morales ^b,d  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

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EID: 33646423534     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: 13616382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/23/10/017     Document Type: Article

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