Noncommutativity and discrete physics

Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena

Volumn 120, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 125-138

  Kauffman, Louis H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Commutator; Discrete; Leibnia rule; Poisson bracket; Spin network

Indexed keywords

EID: 4243717150     PISSN: 01672789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2789(98)00049-9     Document Type: Article

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