Nucleation and growth: Decay of a metastable state

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 56, Issue 1 SUPPL. A, 1997, Pages

  Sagui, Celeste ^a   O'Gorman, Dean Stinson ^a   Grant, Martin ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0001850765     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/physreve.56.r21     Document Type: Article

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