On the decoherence of primordial fluctuations during inflation

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 24, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 5817-5834

  Martineau, P ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 38749131976     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: 13616382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/24/23/006     Document Type: Article

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