The evolution of some statistical mechanical ideas

Molecular Physics

Volumn 104, Issue 22-24, 2006, Pages 3399-3410

  Rowlinson, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; MOTION CONTROL; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUANTUM THEORY;

BULK PROPERTIES; CONSTITUENT PARTICLES; GIBBS'S TREATMENT;

STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

EID: 34547777892     PISSN: 00268976     EISSN: 13623028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00268970600965835     Document Type: Conference Paper

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