From atoms to crystals: A mathematical journey

Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 291-363

  Le Bris, Claude ^a   Lions, Pierre Louis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^b l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

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EID: 19844378167     PISSN: 02730979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1090/S0273-0979-05-01059-1     Document Type: Article

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