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An Analog Macroscopic Technique for Studying Molecular Hydrodynamic Processes in Dense Gases and Liquids
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An Analog Macroscopic Technique for Studying Molecular Hydrodynamic Processes in Dense Gases and Liquids

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[Discrete macroscopic fluctuations in processes of various nature]

S E Shnol', N V Udal'tsova, N B Bodrova

    Biofizika
    |July 1, 1989
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