Introduction

Lecture Notes in Physics

Volumn 834, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-22

  Dalvit, Diego A R ^a   Milonni, Peter W ^a   Roberts, David C ^a   Rosa, Felipe S S ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 79960633014     PISSN: 00758450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-20288-9_1     Document Type: Editorial

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