Gibbs, Einstein and the foundations of statistical mechanics

Archive for History of Exact Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 147-180

  Navarro, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

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EID: 33344468224     PISSN: 00039519     EISSN: 14320657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004070050025     Document Type: Article

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