Partition function zeros at first-order phase transitions: A general analysis

Communications in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 251, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-131

  Biskup, M ^a   Borgs, C ^b   Chayes, J T ^b   Kleinwaks, L J ^c   Kotecky R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MICROSOFT RESEARCH   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

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EID: 7544239173     PISSN: 00103616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00220-004-1169-5     Document Type: Article

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