Gravitational fixed points and asymptotic safety from perturbation theory

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 833, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 226-270

  Niedermaier, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

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EID: 77951204746     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2010.01.016     Document Type: Article

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