Topological defects in the cosmos and lab

Contemporary Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 225-237

  Vachaspati, Tanmay ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032381255     PISSN: 00107514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001075198181928     Document Type: Article

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