Singular sources in gravity and homotopy in the space of connections

Journal of Mathematical Physics

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Gravanis, E ^a   Willison, S ^a  

^a CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS CIENTÍFICOS CECS   (Chile)

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EID: 73949144077     PISSN: 00222488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3250196     Document Type: Article

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