Dimers on two-dimensional lattices

International Journal of Modern Physics B

Volumn 20, Issue 32, 2006, Pages 5357-5371

  Wu, F Y ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Close packed dimers; Exact results; Phase transitions; Two dimensional lattices

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845916853     PISSN: 02179792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0217979206036478     Document Type: Article

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