Fluctuations and relative Boltzmann entropy

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2388-2399

  Eu, Byung Chan ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0343089475     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.473150     Document Type: Article

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