Proof of the ergodic hypothesis for typical hard ball systems

Annales Henri Poincare

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 203-233

  Simányi, Nándor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

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EID: 2442538136     PISSN: 14240637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00023-004-0166-8     Document Type: Article

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