Life and death in an expanding cage and at the edge of a receding cliff

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 546-552

  Krapivsky, P L ^a   Redner, S ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

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EID: 0030528486     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.18152     Document Type: Article

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