arXiv:cond-mat/0210456 · Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

First-order phase transitions: equivalence between bimodalities and the Yang–Lee theorem

Ph. Chomaz, Francesca Gulminelli

Published Oct 9, 2003• 44 citations

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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2003.01.001

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