MASSLESS SPINNING TEST PARTICLES IN ALGEBRAICALLY SPECIAL VACUUM SPACE–TIMES
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Modern Physics D
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0218-2718,1793-6594
DOI: 10.1142/s0218271806008498