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Physics Letters A

Parity and finite size effects in the thermodynamics of small superconductors

R. Rossignoli, Juan P. Zagorodny, N. Canosa

Published Jul 1, 1999• 13 citations
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10.1016/s0375-9601(99)00378-3

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