Stability of sigma-model strings and textures

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages

  Ward, R S ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036278137     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/19/4/101     Document Type: Article

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