Dilaton gravity, Poisson sigma models and loop quantum gravity

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Bojowald, Martin ^a   Reyes, Juan D ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 68949207894     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: 13616382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/26/3/035018     Document Type: Article

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