A test on analytic continuation of thermal imaginary-time data

European Physical Journal C

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1-7

  Burnier, Y ^a   Laine, M ^b   Mether, L ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 84864449646     PISSN: 14346044     EISSN: 14346052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-011-1619-0     Document Type: Letter

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