The conformal frame freedom in theories of gravitation

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 21, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 3817-3829

  Flanagan, Éanna É ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 4043140105     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/21/15/N02     Document Type: Article

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