Fluctuations in the number of particles of the ideal gas: A simple example of explicit finite-size effects

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1149-1151

  Roman F L ^a   Gonzalez A ^a   White, J A ^a   Velasco, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

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EID: 0347804738     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.19100     Document Type: Article

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