Godzilla versus scaling laws of physics

Physics Teacher

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 530-532

  Tretter, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 85007493577     PISSN: 0031921X     EISSN: 19434928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.2120383     Document Type: Article

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