Skyrme sphalerons of an O(3)-σ model and the calculation of transition rates at finite temperature

Fortschritte der Physik

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 147-187

  Zimmerschied, F ^a   Tchrakian, D H ^b,c   Muller Kirsten H J W ^a  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^b ST PATRICK S COLLEGE   (Ireland)

^c DUBLIN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Ireland)

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EID: 0032349479     PISSN: 00158208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-3978(199803)46:2<147::aid-prop147>3.0.co;2-h     Document Type: Article

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