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Nonlocal gravity in D-dimensions: propagators, entropy, and bouncing cosmology

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Nonlocal gravity in D-dimensions: propagators, entropy, and bouncing cosmology. / Conroy, Aindriu; Mazumdar, Anupam; Talaganis, Spyridon et al.
In: Physical Review D, Vol. 92, No. 12, 124501, 22.12.2015.

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Conroy, A, Mazumdar, A, Talaganis, S & Teimouri, I 2015, 'Nonlocal gravity in D-dimensions: propagators, entropy, and bouncing cosmology', Physical Review D, vol. 92, no. 12, 124501. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.92.124051

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Conroy, A., Mazumdar, A., Talaganis, S., & Teimouri, I. (2015). Nonlocal gravity in D-dimensions: propagators, entropy, and bouncing cosmology. Physical Review D, 92(12), Article 124501. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.92.124051

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Conroy A, Mazumdar A, Talaganis S, Teimouri I. Nonlocal gravity in D-dimensions: propagators, entropy, and bouncing cosmology. Physical Review D. 2015 Dec 22;92(12):124501. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.92.124051

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Conroy, Aindriu ; Mazumdar, Anupam ; Talaganis, Spyridon et al. / Nonlocal gravity in D-dimensions : propagators, entropy, and bouncing cosmology. In: Physical Review D. 2015 ; Vol. 92, No. 12.

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