Signature of magnetic monopole and Dirac string dynamics in spin ice

Nature Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 258-261

  Jaubert, L D C ^a   Holdsworth, P C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND STATE; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; SPIN DYNAMICS; TOPOLOGY;

DENSITY GRADIENTS; DIFFUSIVE MOTIONS; DIPOLAR SPIN ICE; GRAND CANONICAL ENSEMBLE; MAGNETIC MONOPOLES; MAGNETIC SYSTEM; QUASI PARTICLES; QUASIPARTICLE EXCITATIONS;

ICE;

EID: 63849286297     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1227     Document Type: Article

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