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On the motion of spinning test particles in plane gravitational waves. / Mohseni, Morteza; Tucker, Robin; Wang, Charles.
In: Classical and Quantum Gravity, Vol. 18, No. 15, 07.08.2001, p. 3007-3017.

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Mohseni, M, Tucker, R & Wang, C 2001, 'On the motion of spinning test particles in plane gravitational waves', Classical and Quantum Gravity, vol. 18, no. 15, pp. 3007-3017. https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/18/15/314

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Mohseni, M., Tucker, R., & Wang, C. (2001). On the motion of spinning test particles in plane gravitational waves. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 18(15), 3007-3017. https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/18/15/314

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Mohseni M, Tucker R, Wang C. On the motion of spinning test particles in plane gravitational waves. Classical and Quantum Gravity. 2001 Aug 7;18(15):3007-3017. doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/18/15/314

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Mohseni, Morteza ; Tucker, Robin ; Wang, Charles. / On the motion of spinning test particles in plane gravitational waves. In: Classical and Quantum Gravity. 2001 ; Vol. 18, No. 15. pp. 3007-3017.

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