On the spectra of carbon nano-structures

Communications in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 275, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 805-826

  Kuchment, Peter ^a   Post, Olaf ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 34548460659     PISSN: 00103616     EISSN: 14320916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00220-007-0316-1     Document Type: Article

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