The nonequilibrium ehrenfest gas: A chaotic model with flat obstacles?

Chaos

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Bianca, Carlo ^a   Rondoni, Lamberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

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EID: 63849103149     PISSN: 10541500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3085954     Document Type: Article

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