Discussion: The foundations of statistical mechanics - Questions and answers

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 468-478

  Hagar, Amit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 32144447428     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/498474     Document Type: Review

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