Numerical averaging and fast homogenization

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 90, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 597-626

  McLaughlin, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Enhanced diffusion; Monte Carlo simulation; Passive transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031996404     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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