Topological transitions and freezing in XY models and Coulomb gases with quenched disorder: Renormalization via traveling waves

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 588, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 565-629

  Carpentier, David ^a   Le Doussal, Pierre ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE PHYSIQUE STATISTIQUE   (France)

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EID: 0345792456     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0550-3213(00)00468-5     Document Type: Article

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