Cosmological vector modes and quantum gravity effects

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 24, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 4801-4816

  Bojowald, Martin ^a   Hossain, Golam Mortuza ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 35649027818     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: 13616382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/24/18/015     Document Type: Article

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