Statistical Mechanics of Phase Transitions by J. M. Yeomans

Statistical Mechanics of Phase Transitions J. M. Yeomans ebook
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Format: djvu
ISBN: 0198517300, 9780198517306
Page: 161

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