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The semiclassical approximation to quantum gravity

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Canonical Gravity: From Classical to Quantum

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Kiefer, C. (1994). The semiclassical approximation to quantum gravity. In: Ehlers, J., Friedrich, H. (eds) Canonical Gravity: From Classical to Quantum. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 434. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-58339-4_19

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