Mean-field study of surface and interface properties in terms of nonlinear maps

International Journal of Modern Physics B

Volumn 10, Issue 16, 1996, Pages 1935-1988

  Trallori, Leonardo ^a   Pini, Maria Gloria ^b   Rettori, Angelo ^a   Macciò, Monica ^b   Politi, Paolo ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

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EID: 0013407241     PISSN: 02179792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S021797929600088X     Document Type: Article

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