The foam geometry "paradox"

Canadian Journal of Physics

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1265-1281

  Grassia, P S ^a   Cilliers, J J ^a   Neethling, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034739985     PISSN: 00084204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/p01-114     Document Type: Article

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