Field theory for a reaction-diffusion model of quasispecies dynamics

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

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 7-

  Pastor Satorras, Romualdo ^a   Solé, Ricard V ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b NASA associate Astrobiology Inst   (Spain)

^c SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 85035270379     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.64.051909     Document Type: Article

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