Braided nodal lines in wave superpositions

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 5, Issue , 2003, Pages

  Dennis, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 2542504096     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/5/1/134     Document Type: Article

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