What is a particle?

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Colosi, Daniele ^a   Rovelli, Carlo ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS   (Mexico)

^b CENTRE DE PHYSIQUE THÉORIQUE   (France)

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EID: 62649175791     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: 13616382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/26/2/025002     Document Type: Article

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