The Weinberg-Wirten theorem on massless particles: An essay

Annalen der Physik (Leipzig)

Volumn 17, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 803-829

  Loebbert, Florian ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Emergent gravity; Massless particles; Weinberg Witten theorem

Indexed keywords

EMERGENT GRAVITY; FUNDAMENTAL STRUCTURES; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MINKOWSKI SPACETIME; POINCARE; SYMMETRY GROUPS; WEINBERG-WITTEN THEOREM;

EID: 54949115151     PISSN: 00033804     EISSN: 15213889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/andp.200810305     Document Type: Article

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