Moving observers, nonorthogonal boundaries, and quasilocal energy
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Moving Observers, Non-orthogonal Boundaries, and Quasilocal Energy
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Physical Review D
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0556-2821,1089-4918
DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.59.064021