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The extraordinary boundary transition in the 3d O(N) model via conformal bootstrap
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- Award ID(s):
- 1847861
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10394236
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- SciPost Physics
- Volume:
- 12
- Issue:
- 6
- ISSN:
- 2542-4653
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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