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arXiv:cond-mat/9709245

Non-perturbative Results on Universal Quantities of Statistical Mechanics Models

Giuseppe Mussardo

Published Sep 23, 1997• 0 citations
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Abstract

Exact calculations of some universal quantities of two-dimensional statistical models in the vicinity of their fixed points are illustrated.
DOI
10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/9709245

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