Quantum geometry and the big bang

International Journal of Modern Physics D

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1707-1723

  Singh, Parampreet ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bouncing universes; Quantum cosmology; Very early universe

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750440545     PISSN: 02182718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218271806009054     Document Type: Article

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