Molecular-dynamics calculation of the thermal conductivity of vitreous silica

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 13707-13711

  Jund, Philippe ^a   Jullien, Rémi ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

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EID: 0001664075     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.59.13707     Document Type: Article

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