Interface Hamiltonian with a position-dependent stiffness: A nonlinear functional renormalization group study

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 2062-2072

  Boulter, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 25744451074     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.57.2062     Document Type: Article

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