Dynamical Localization in Disordered Quantum Spin Systems

Communications in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 315, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 215-239

  Hamza, Eman ^a   Sims, Robert ^b   Stolz, Günter ^c  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b The University of Arizona   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

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EID: 84866161680     PISSN: 00103616     EISSN: 14320916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00220-012-1544-6     Document Type: Article

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