Experimental observation of multicritical behaviors in pressure-temperature diagrams of pure compounds with twist grain boundary phases

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 620-627

  Anakkar, A ^a   Isaert, N ^a   Ismaili, M ^a   Buisine, J M ^a   Nguyen, H T ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE PAUL PASCAL   (France)

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EID: 4243338364     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.60.620     Document Type: Article

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