The quantum tetrahedron in 3 and 4 dimensions

Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 815-850

  Baez, John C ^a   Barrett, John W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79551499848     PISSN: 10950761     EISSN: 10950753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/atmp.1999.v3.n4.a3     Document Type: Article

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