Towards a solution of the cosmological constant problem

JETP Letters

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 259-265

  Klinkhamer, F R ^a   Volovik, G E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c LANDAU INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 77952844650     PISSN: 00213640     EISSN: 10906487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0021364010060019     Document Type: Article

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