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arXiv:cond-mat/9608089 · Czechoslovak Journal of Physics

Derivation of the transverse force on a moving vortex in a superfluid

D. J. Thouless, P. Ao, Q. Niu

Published Jan 1, 1996• 1 citation
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10.1007/bf02569429

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