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Rotating Thermal Flows in Natural and Industrial Processes
Rotating Thermal Flows in Natural and Industrial Processes provides the reader with a systematic description of the different types of thermal convection and flow instabilities in rotating systems, as present in materials, crystal growth, thermal engineering,...
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Most accessed papers in physica status solidi for June 2012
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The University of Kiel’s aerographite maintains its grip at the top of the Advanced Materials Top 40 this week.
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