Brownian dynamics at boundaries and interfaces: In physics, chemistry, and biology

Applied Mathematical Sciences (Switzerland)

Volumn 186, Issue , 2013, Pages i-322

  Schuss, Zeev ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 84953855858     PISSN: 00665452     EISSN: 2196968X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-7687-0     Document Type: Chapter

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