Conserved topological defects in non-embedded graphs in quantum gravity

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 25, Issue 20, 2008, Pages

  Markopoulou, Fotini ^a,b   Prémont Schwarz, Isabeau ^a,b  

^a PERIMETER INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

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EID: 56449123047     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: 13616382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/25/20/205015     Document Type: Article

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