A theoretical explanation of the laws of Warburg and Sigmond

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

Volumn 453, Issue 1960, 1997, Pages 1033-1052

  Jones, J E ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0004829354     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.1997.0058     Document Type: Article

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