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arXiv:cond-mat/0403274 · Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Quantum first-order phase transitions

M. A. Contínentino, André S Ferreira

Published Apr 10, 2004• 21 citations
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10.1016/j.physa.2004.03.014

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