Introductory lectures on the Effective One Body formalism

International Journal of Modern Physics A

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1130-1148

  Damour, Thibault ^a  

^a INSTITUT DES HAUTES ÉTUDES SCIENTIFIQUES   (France)

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EID: 44049105280     PISSN: 0217751X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0217751X08039992     Document Type: Conference Paper

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