Graviton propagator in loop quantum gravity

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 23, Issue 23, 2006, Pages

  Bianchi, Eugenio ^a   Modesto, Leonardo ^b,c   Rovelli, Carlo ^c   Speziale, Simone ^d  

^a SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c CENTRE DE PHYSIQUE THÉORIQUE   (France)

^d PERIMETER INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Canada)

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EID: 33846124623     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: 13616382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/23/23/024     Document Type: Article

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