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Title: Random-field-induced disordering mechanism in a disordered ferromagnet: Between the Imry-Ma and the standard disordering mechanism
NSF-PAR ID:
10047983
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
American Physical Society
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Physical Review B
Volume:
96
Issue:
21
ISSN:
2469-9950
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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