The third order helicity of magnetic fields via link maps

Communications in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 292, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 431-456

  Komendarczyk, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 70350225728     PISSN: 00103616     EISSN: 14320916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00220-009-0896-z     Document Type: Article

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