History of the lenz-ising model 1950-1965: From irrelevance to relevance

Archive for History of Exact Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 243-287

  Niss, Martin ^a  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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EID: 67349093973     PISSN: 00039519     EISSN: 14320657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00407-008-0039-5     Document Type: Article

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