Spherically symmetric quantum geometry: States and basic operators

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 21, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 3733-3753

  Bojowald, Martin ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN INSTITUT   (Germany)

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EID: 4043118292     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/21/15/008     Document Type: Article

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