Kirkwood-Buff integrals: From fluctuations in finite volumes to the thermodynamic limit

J-M Simon1, P Krüger2, S K Schnell3

  • 1Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne, UMR-6303 CNRS - Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-21078 Dijon, France.

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