Double Scaling Limit in the Random Matrix Model: The Riemann-Hilbert Approach

Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 433-516

  Bleher, Pavel ^a   Its, Alexander ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2442557222     PISSN: 00103640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpa.10065     Document Type: Article

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