Minimum requirement for second law violation: A paradox revisited

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2469-2471

  Sheehan, D P ^a   Means, J D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b Pulse   (United States)

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EID: 0000463133     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.872924     Document Type: Article

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