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Effective potential convexity and finite-temperature phase transitions

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Zeitschrift für Physik C Particles and Fields

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We have examined some consequences of convex effective potentials for calculations of finite temperature phase transitions.

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Rivers, R.I. Effective potential convexity and finite-temperature phase transitions. Z. Phys. C - Particles and Fields 22, 137–142 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01572161

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