On dependency graphs and the lattice gas

Combinatorics Probability and Computing

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 253-279

  Scott, Alexander D ^a   Sokal, Alan D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBINATORIAL MATHEMATICS; POLYNOMIALS; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

DEPENDENCY GRAPHS; LATTICE GAS; POLYDISCS; PROBABILISTIC COMBINATORICS;

GRAPH THEORY;

EID: 29844456285     PISSN: 09635483     EISSN: 14692163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0963548305007182     Document Type: Article

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