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James P Mithen1, Jérôme Daligault, Basil J B Crowley

  • 1Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK. james.mithen@physics.ox.ac.uk

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
|December 21, 2011
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Numerical simulations reveal that a fluid with Yukawa interactions follows generalized hydrodynamics across various densities and temperatures. This finding aids in interpreting plasma x-ray scattering data from advanced light sources.

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