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Scalar field equation in the presence of signature change. / Dray, Tevian; Manogue, Corinne A.; Tucker, Robin.
In: Physical Review D, Vol. 48, No. 6, 15.09.1993, p. 2587-2590.

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Dray, T, Manogue, CA & Tucker, R 1993, 'Scalar field equation in the presence of signature change', Physical Review D, vol. 48, no. 6, pp. 2587-2590. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.48.2587

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Dray T, Manogue CA, Tucker R. Scalar field equation in the presence of signature change. Physical Review D. 1993 Sept 15;48(6):2587-2590. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.48.2587

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Dray, Tevian ; Manogue, Corinne A. ; Tucker, Robin. / Scalar field equation in the presence of signature change. In: Physical Review D. 1993 ; Vol. 48, No. 6. pp. 2587-2590.

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