Transition in the equilibrium distribution function of relativistic particles

Scientific Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Mendoza, M ^a   Araujo N A M ^a   Succi, S ^b,c   Herrmann, H J ^a,d  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

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EID: 84866085373     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep00611     Document Type: Article

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