On the validity of the second law of thermodynamics in the mesoscopic realm

Europhysics Letters

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 290-296

  Crosignani, B ^a   Di Porto, P ^a  

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EID: 0035242106     PISSN: 02955075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1209/epl/i2001-00152-9     Document Type: Article

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