First- and second-order transitions between quantum and classical regimes for the escape rate of a spin system

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 79, Issue 22, 1997, Pages 4469-4472

  Chudnovsky, E M ^a   Garanin, D A ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0001054735     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.4469     Document Type: Article

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