Physics and biology: Bio-plasma physics

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 450-455

  Uehara, Mituo ^a   Sakane, Kumiko K ^a   Maciel, Homero S ^b   Urruchi, Wilfredo I ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA E DESENVOLVIMENTO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE AERONÁUTICA   (Brazil)

^c Universidade Braz Cubas   (Brazil)

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EID: 0034418901     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.19470     Document Type: Article

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