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Materials Science and Engineering A

Thermodynamical and dynamical properties of quenched quantum spin chains

Oleg Derzhko, Taras Krokhmalskii, Taras Verkholyak

Published Jun 1, 1997• 1 citation
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10.1016/s0921-5093(97)80103-7

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