LQG vertex with finite Immirzi parameter

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 799, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 136-149

  Engle, Jonathan ^a   Livine, Etera ^b   Pereira, Roberto ^a   Rovelli, Carlo ^a  

^a CENTRE DE PHYSIQUE THÉORIQUE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

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EID: 42749086206     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2008.02.018     Document Type: Article

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