Chemical engineering, fractal and disordered system theory: Perspectives, applications and future developments

Fractals

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 333-354

  Giona, Massimiliano ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

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EID: 0002165750     PISSN: 0218348X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218348X97000334     Document Type: Review

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