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Superfluid He-3 simulation of cosmic string creation in the early universe. / Bauerle, C; Bunkov, YM; Fisher, SN et al.
In: Journal of Low Temperature Physics, Vol. 110, No. 1-2, 01.1998, p. 13-22.

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Bauerle, C, Bunkov, YM, Fisher, SN, Godfrin, H & Pickett, GR 1998, 'Superfluid He-3 simulation of cosmic string creation in the early universe', Journal of Low Temperature Physics, vol. 110, no. 1-2, pp. 13-22. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022546213576

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Bauerle, C., Bunkov, YM., Fisher, SN., Godfrin, H., & Pickett, GR. (1998). Superfluid He-3 simulation of cosmic string creation in the early universe. Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 110(1-2), 13-22. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022546213576

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Bauerle C, Bunkov YM, Fisher SN, Godfrin H, Pickett GR. Superfluid He-3 simulation of cosmic string creation in the early universe. Journal of Low Temperature Physics. 1998 Jan;110(1-2):13-22. doi: 10.1023/A:1022546213576

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Bauerle, C ; Bunkov, YM ; Fisher, SN et al. / Superfluid He-3 simulation of cosmic string creation in the early universe. In: Journal of Low Temperature Physics. 1998 ; Vol. 110, No. 1-2. pp. 13-22.

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