A garden of orchids: A generalized Harper equation at quadratic irrational frequencies

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General

Volumn 37, Issue 39, 2004, Pages 9071-9086

  Mestel, B D ^a   Osbaldestin, A H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 6344284305     PISSN: 03054470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0305-4470/37/39/002     Document Type: Article

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