Structure of the space of ground states in systems with non-amenable symmetries

Communications in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 270, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 373-443

  Niedermaier, M ^a   Seiler, E ^b  

^a Parc de Grandmont ^*  (France)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

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EID: 33846486868     PISSN: 00103616     EISSN: 14320916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00220-006-0154-6     Document Type: Article

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