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Jamila Bouchgl1, Saïd Aniss, Mohamed Souhar

  • 1University Hassan II, Faculty of Sciences Aïn-Chock, Laboratory of Mechanics, Casablanca, Morocco.

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
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