Making predictions in the multiverse

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 28, Issue 20, 2011, Pages

  Freivogel, Ben ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 80053936735     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: 13616382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/28/20/204007     Document Type: Review

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