Quantum evolution across singularities: The case of geometrical resolutions

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2008, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Craps, Ben ^a   De Roo, Frederik ^a,b,c   Evnin, Oleg ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL SOLVAY INSTITUTES   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c FWO ^*

Author keywords

M(atrix) theories; Penrose limit and pp wave background; Spacetime singularities

Indexed keywords

EID: 44449099815     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2008/04/036     Document Type: Article

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