Journal of Particle Physics
Local Scale Invariance and Inflation
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- Naveen K. Singh*
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, Jalandhar, 144011, Punjab, India - Sukanta Panda
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhauri, Bhopal 462066, Madhya Pradesh, India
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