Metacenter and ship stability

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 738-747

  Mégel, Jacques ^a   Kliava, Janis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

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EID: 77952559836     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.3285975     Document Type: Article

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