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Variational formulation for the dynamics of soft matter including inertia

Andrew J Archer1

  • 1Department of Mathematical Sciences and Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical Modelling, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, United Kingdom.

The Journal of Chemical Physics
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