Methods based on probability distributions and histograms

Springer Series in Chemical Physics

Volumn 86, Issue , 2007, Pages 77-118

  Shell, M Scott ^a   Panagiotopoulos, Athanassios ^b   Pohorille, Andrew ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

^c NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 62849102825     PISSN: 01726218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-38448-9_3     Document Type: Review

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