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All of those techniques resulted in a massive production of interesting scientific texts. Approaches to quantum gravity edited by daniele oriti. It is a theory that has grown historically via a long indirect path, brie. Interaction of micro and macroscopic systems with an external gravitational. This book presents a selfcontained discussion of the concepts, methods and applications that can be expected in such a theory.
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