Theoretical aspects of the equilibrium state of chain crystals

Lecture Notes in Physics

Volumn 714, Issue , 2007, Pages 19-45

  Sommer, Jens Uwe ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CHIMIE DES SURFACES ET INTERFACES   (France)

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EID: 34247262038     PISSN: 00758450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-47307-6_2     Document Type: Article

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