Comment on “Mechanical analog of temperature for the description of force distribution in static granular packings”

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 4-

  Metzger, Philip T ^a  

^a KENNEDY SPACE CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84886108674     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.69.053301     Document Type: Article

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