Thermodynamic paths to Jensen's inequality

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1102-1105

  Plastino, A R ^a,b,c   Plastino, A ^c   Miller, H G ^b  

^a CENTRO BRASILEIRO DE PESQUISAS FÍSICAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

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EID: 0031511365     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.18739     Document Type: Article

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