The Holst Action by the Spectral Action Principle

Communications in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 307, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 261-273

  Pfäffle, Frank ^a   Stephan, Christoph A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

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EID: 80052488473     PISSN: 00103616     EISSN: 14320916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00220-011-1303-0     Document Type: Article

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