Spontaneous symmetry breaking in a Cavendish experiment

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 567-568

  Sivardière, Jean ^a  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

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EID: 0031510486     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.18589     Document Type: Article

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