Supersymmetry, the cosmological constant, and a theory of quantum gravity in our universe

General Relativity and Gravitation

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2075-2078

  Banks, T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmology; Quantum gravity; Supersymmetry

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043159231     PISSN: 00017701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027342603060     Document Type: Review

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