Transport in finite size systems: An exit time approach

Chaos

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 871-879

  Castiglione, P ^a,c   Cencini, M ^a   Vulpiani, A ^a   Zambianchi, E ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Istituto Universitario Navale   (Italy)

^c ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

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EID: 0033474438     PISSN: 10541500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.166459     Document Type: Article

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