Spin foams with timelike surfaces

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 27, Issue 15, 2010, Pages

  Conrady, Florian ^a  

^a PERIMETER INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Canada)

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EID: 77954081649     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: 13616382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/27/15/155014     Document Type: Article

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