Bushsfire automata and their phase transitions

International Journal of Modern Physics C

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 171-189

  Duarte, J A M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cellular Automata; Fuel Combustion; Percolation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346248828     PISSN: 01291831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s0129183197000175     Document Type: Article

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