Thermodynamics of a block sliding across a frictional surface

Physics Teacher

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 288-291

  Mungan, Carl E ^a  

^a UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

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EID: 85005990796     PISSN: 0031921X     EISSN: 19434928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.2731275     Document Type: Article

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