Multi-critical unitary random matrix ensembles and the general Painlevé II equation

Annals of Mathematics

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 601-641

  Claeys, T ^a   Kuijlaars, A B J ^a   Vanlessen, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 71249125628     PISSN: 0003486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4007/annals.2008.168.601     Document Type: Article

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