Predicting fiber contact in a three-dimensional model of paper

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 94, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 31-52

  Gates, D J ^a   Westcott, M ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fiber physics; Geometric probability; Paper structure; Random sets; Relative bonded area

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032589532     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1004503111067     Document Type: Article

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