Quantum Machian time in toy models of gravity

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Gryb, Sean ^a,b  

^a PERIMETER INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

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EID: 68949151936     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: 13616382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/26/8/085015     Document Type: Article

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