Variational principles and thermodynamical perturbations

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General

Volumn 37, Issue 39, 2004, Pages 9051-9070

  Decoster, Alain ^a  

^a CEA DIF   (France)

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EID: 6344260146     PISSN: 03054470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0305-4470/37/39/001     Document Type: Article

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