Estimate of temperature and its uncertainty in small systems

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 777-785

  Falcioni, M ^a   Villamaina, D ^a   Vulpiani, A ^a   Puglisi, A ^a   Sarracino, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA   (Italy)

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EID: 79959323869     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.3563046     Document Type: Article

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