Thermal noise in a pendulum suspended by multiple wires

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1371-1381

  Husman, M E ^a   Hough, J ^a   Robertson, N A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1842427608     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/21/6/006     Document Type: Article

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