Phase transition in the fine structure constant

Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics

Volumn 660, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 529-533

  Anchordoqui, L ^a   Barger, V ^b   Goldberg, H ^c   Marfatia, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin ^*  (United States)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 39149134289     PISSN: 03702693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2008.01.047     Document Type: Article

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