The steady-state distributions of coagulation-fragmentation processes

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-27

  Gueron, Shay ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

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EID: 0001885457     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002850050117     Document Type: Article

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