Emergent/quantum gravity: Macro/micro structures of spacetime

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Hu, B L ^a  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; QUANTUM THEORY; RELATIVITY;

COLLECTIVE VARIABLES; EFFECTIVE THEORIES; EMERGENT PHENOMENON; GENERAL RELATIVITY; MACROSCOPIC THEORY; MICROSCOPIC STRUCTURES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; THEORY OF EVERYTHING;

GRAVITATION;

EID: 74349116634     PISSN: 17426588     EISSN: 17426596     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/174/1/012015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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