Fluctuation statistics in networks: A stochastic path integral approach

Journal of Mathematical Physics

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 4386-4417

  Jordan, Andrew N ^a   Sukhorukov, Eugene V ^a   Pilgram, Sebastian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

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EID: 13444256997     PISSN: 00222488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1803927     Document Type: Article

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