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Diffusion quantum Monte Carlo calculation of the quasiparticle effective mass of the two-dimensional homogeneous electron gas

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Diffusion quantum Monte Carlo calculation of the quasiparticle effective mass of the two-dimensional homogeneous electron gas. / Drummond, Neil; Needs, R. J.
In: Physical review B, Vol. 87, No. 4, 045131, 31.01.2013.

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Drummond, N & Needs, RJ 2013, 'Diffusion quantum Monte Carlo calculation of the quasiparticle effective mass of the two-dimensional homogeneous electron gas', Physical review B, vol. 87, no. 4, 045131. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.87.045131

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Drummond, N., & Needs, R. J. (2013). Diffusion quantum Monte Carlo calculation of the quasiparticle effective mass of the two-dimensional homogeneous electron gas. Physical review B, 87(4), Article 045131. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.87.045131

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Drummond N, Needs RJ. Diffusion quantum Monte Carlo calculation of the quasiparticle effective mass of the two-dimensional homogeneous electron gas. Physical review B. 2013 Jan 31;87(4):045131. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.045131

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Drummond, Neil ; Needs, R. J. / Diffusion quantum Monte Carlo calculation of the quasiparticle effective mass of the two-dimensional homogeneous electron gas. In: Physical review B. 2013 ; Vol. 87, No. 4.

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