Phases of Small Worlds: A Mean Field Formulation

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Phases of Small Worlds : A Mean Field Formulation. / Jackson, Andrew D.; Patil, Subodh P.

In: Journal of Statistical Physics, Vol. 189, No. 3, 40, 11.10.2022.

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Jackson, AD & Patil, SP 2022, 'Phases of Small Worlds: A Mean Field Formulation', Journal of Statistical Physics, vol. 189, no. 3, 40. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10955-022-02997-1

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Jackson, A. D., & Patil, S. P. (2022). Phases of Small Worlds: A Mean Field Formulation. Journal of Statistical Physics, 189(3), [40]. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10955-022-02997-1

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Jackson AD, Patil SP. Phases of Small Worlds: A Mean Field Formulation. Journal of Statistical Physics. 2022 Oct 11;189(3). 40. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10955-022-02997-1

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Jackson, Andrew D. ; Patil, Subodh P. / Phases of Small Worlds : A Mean Field Formulation. In: Journal of Statistical Physics. 2022 ; Vol. 189, No. 3.

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