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D Giordano1, M Capitelli

  • 1ESA-ESTEC, Aerothermodynamics Section, Keplerlaan 1, 2200 AG Noordwijk, The Netherlands. Domenico.Giordano@esa.int

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
|January 22, 2002
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