A critique of the modified Levermore-Pomraning equations

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 446-457

  Sanchez, Richard ^a  

^a DIF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEURISTIC METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SCATTERING;

HEURISTIC MLP MODEL; LEVERMORE-POMRANING EQUATIONS;

MARKOV PROCESSES;

EID: 38849158592     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2007.07.017     Document Type: Article

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