The asymptotic safety scenario in quantum gravity

Living Reviews in Relativity

Volumn 9, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Niedermaier, Max ^a   Reuter, Martin ^b  

^a Laboratoire de Mathematiques et Physique Theorique CNRS/UMR 6083 Parc de Grandmont ^*  (France)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 33845349502     PISSN: 14338351     EISSN: 14338351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12942/lrr-2006-5     Document Type: Review

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