Emergence of higher order rotational symmetry in the hidden order phase of URuSi
- Award ID(s):
- 1206553
- PAR ID:
- 10023589
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Philosophical Magazine
- Volume:
- 97
- Issue:
- 2
- ISSN:
- 1478-6435
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 144 to 154
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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