Velocity fluctuations and hydrodynamic diffusion in sedimentation

Europhysics Letters

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-50

  Miguel, M C ^a   Pastor Satorras, R ^a  

^a ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

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EID: 0035297757     PISSN: 02955075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1209/epl/i2001-00226-8     Document Type: Article

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