Specific heat maximum as a signature of Mott physics in the two-dimensional Hubbard model. / Sordi, Giovanni; Walsh, Caitlin; Semon, P.; Tremblay, A. -M. S.

In: Physical Review B, Vol. 100, No. 12, 121105(R), 12.09.2019, p. 1-6.

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Specific heat maximum as a signature of Mott physics in the two-dimensional Hubbard model. / Sordi, Giovanni; Walsh, Caitlin; Semon, P.; Tremblay, A. -M. S.

In: Physical Review B, Vol. 100, No. 12, 121105(R), 12.09.2019, p. 1-6.

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Sordi, Giovanni ; Walsh, Caitlin ; Semon, P. ; Tremblay, A. -M. S. / Specific heat maximum as a signature of Mott physics in the two-dimensional Hubbard model. In: Physical Review B. 2019 ; Vol. 100, No. 12. pp. 1-6.

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