Fluctuation-Induced First-Order Phase Transition in an Anisotropic Planar Model of N2 on Graphite

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Fluctuation-Induced First-Order Phase Transition in an Anisotropic Planar Model of N2 on Graphite. / Mouritsen, O. G.; Berlinsky, A. J.

In: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 48, No. 3, 1982, p. 181-184.

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Mouritsen, OG & Berlinsky, AJ 1982, 'Fluctuation-Induced First-Order Phase Transition in an Anisotropic Planar Model of N2 on Graphite', Physical Review Letters, vol. 48, no. 3, pp. 181-184. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.48.181

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Mouritsen, O. G., & Berlinsky, A. J. (1982). Fluctuation-Induced First-Order Phase Transition in an Anisotropic Planar Model of N2 on Graphite. Physical Review Letters, 48(3), 181-184. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.48.181

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Mouritsen OG, Berlinsky AJ. Fluctuation-Induced First-Order Phase Transition in an Anisotropic Planar Model of N2 on Graphite. Physical Review Letters. 1982;48(3):181-184. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.48.181

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Mouritsen, O. G. ; Berlinsky, A. J. / Fluctuation-Induced First-Order Phase Transition in an Anisotropic Planar Model of N2 on Graphite. In: Physical Review Letters. 1982 ; Vol. 48, No. 3. pp. 181-184.

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