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V S L'vov1, A Pomyalov, I Procaccia

  • 1Department of Chemical Physics, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel.

Physical Review. E, Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
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