Generalized information theory for engineering modeling and simulation

Engineering Design Reliability Handbook

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 9-1-9-40

  Joslyn, Cliff ^a   Booker, Jane M ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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