Effective conductivity of dispersions of spheres with a superconducting interface

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 453, Issue 1961, 1997, Pages 1331-1344

  Cheng, H ^a   Torquato, S ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

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EID: 0003791768     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.1997.0073     Document Type: Article

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