The distribution of extremal points of Gaussian scalar fields

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General

Volumn 36, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 4561-4580

  Foltin, Georg ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 0038407696     PISSN: 03054470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0305-4470/36/16/307     Document Type: Article

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