Correlations and screening of topological charges in Gaussian random fields

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General

Volumn 36, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 6611-6628

  Dennis, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0037863032     PISSN: 03054470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0305-4470/36/24/301     Document Type: Article

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