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Wheeler, J.A. (1982). Particles and geometry. In: Breitenlohner, P., Dürr, H.P. (eds) Unified Theories of Elementary Particles. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 160. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-11560-9_13
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