ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] Edwards has proposed a thermodynamic description of dense, slowly flowing granular matter, in which the grains (the ‘atoms’ of the system) interact with inelastic forces and enduring contacts. In Edwards' ensemble—one of the very few generalizations of standard statistical ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/415614a
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