An ultimate frustration in classical lattice-gas models

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 285-300

  Miȩkisz, Jacek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Classical lattice gas models; Devil's staircase; Dynamical systems of finite type; Frustration; Ground states; Nonperiodic tilings; Quasicrystals

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031644936     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1023264004272     Document Type: Article

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