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arXiv:math-ph/9909002 · Journal of Statistical Physics

Positivity and Convergence in Fermionic Quantum Field Theory

Manfred Salmhofer B, C. Wieczerkowski

Published Apr 1, 2000• 29 citations
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10.1023/a:1018661110470

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