Nonlinear gravitons, null geodesics, and holomorphic disks

Duke Mathematical Journal

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 205-273

  LeBrun, Claude ^a   Mason, L J ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33846880694     PISSN: 00127094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/S0012-7094-07-13621-4     Document Type: Article

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