Einstein oscillators that impede thermal transport

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 110-118

  Hermann, Raphaël P ^a   Grandjean, Fernande ^a   Long, Gary J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 29244434656     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.1783899     Document Type: Article

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