Positivity of relativistic spin network evaluations

Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 827-846

  Pfeiffer, Hendryk ^a,b  

^a PERIMETER INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Canada)

^b EMMANUEL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79551517291     PISSN: 10950761     EISSN: 10950753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/ATMP.2002.v6.n5.a2     Document Type: Article

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