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arXiv:gr-qc/0006022 · General Relativity and Gravitation

Probing Quantum Violations of the Equivalence Principle

G. Z. Adunas, Bety Rodriguez-Milla, Dharam Vir Ahluwalia

Published Feb 1, 2001• 60 citations
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10.1023/a:1002749217269

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