Kinetics of ordering in fluctuation-driven first-order transitions: Simulation and theory
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Kinetics of Ordering in Fluctuation-Driven First-Order Transitions: Simulations and Dynamical Renormalization
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Physical Review E
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1063-651X,1095-3787
DOI: 10.1103/physreve.62.6116