Analytical predictions of non-Gaussian distribution parameters for stellar plasmas

Astrophysics and Space Science

Volumn 315, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 353-359

  Scarfone, A M ^a,b   Quarati, P ^b,c   Mezzorani, G ^c,d   Lissia, M ^c  

^a INFN SEZIONE DI GENOVA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c SEZIONE DI CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exact results; Rigorous results in statistical mechanics

Indexed keywords

EID: 49049118427     PISSN: 0004640X     EISSN: 1572946X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10509-008-9842-3     Document Type: Review

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