Defect formation in inhomogeneous second-order phase transition: theory and experiment
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Physica B: Condensed Matter
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0921-4526
DOI: 10.1016/s0921-4526(99)01512-4