Non-equilibrium statistical mechanics: from a paradigmatic model to biological transport
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Non-equilibrium statistical mechanics: From a paradigmatic model to biological transport
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Reports on Progress in Physics
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0034-4885,1361-6633
DOI: 10.1088/0034-4885/74/11/116601