Einstein-aether as a quantum effective field theory

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 26, Issue 22, 2009, Pages

  Withers, Benjamin ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 70449717239     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: 13616382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/26/22/225009     Document Type: Article

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