Quantum geometry of isolated horizons and black hole entropy

Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-66

  Ashtekar, Abhay ^a,b   Baez, John C ^a,c   Krasnov, Kirill ^b,d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 68949199245     PISSN: 10950761     EISSN: 10950753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/atmp.2000.v4.n1.a1     Document Type: Article

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