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Multilayering Effects on the Thermal Fluctuations of Cooper Pairs Around the Superconducting Transition in Cuprates

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Vidal, F., Ramallo, M.V. (2002). Multilayering Effects on the Thermal Fluctuations of Cooper Pairs Around the Superconducting Transition in Cuprates. In: Bok, J., Deutscher, G., Pavuna, D., Wolf, S.A. (eds) The Gap Symmetry and Fluctuations in High-Tc Superconductors. NATO Science Series: B:, vol 371. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47081-0_24

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