Kinetics of a diffusive capture process: Lamb besieged by a pride of lions

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General

Volumn 29, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 5347-5357

  Krapivsky, P L ^a   Redner, S ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

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EID: 0001444974     PISSN: 03054470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0305-4470/29/17/011     Document Type: Article

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