Maxwell-boltzmann statistics and the metaphysics of modality

Synthese

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 393-417

  Gordon, Bruce L ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33644690930     PISSN: 00397857     EISSN: 15730964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021360805193     Document Type: Article

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