Amorphous solids: Their structure, lattice dynamics and elasticity

Physics Report

Volumn 296, Issue 2-4, 1998, Pages 65-236

  Alexander, Shlomo ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

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EID: 0032019186     PISSN: 03701573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0370-1573(97)00069-0     Document Type: Review

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