Metric-first & entropy-first surprises

P. Fraundorf

Metric-first & entropy-first surprises

University of Missouri-St. Louis

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Original language	American English
Journal	arXiv: General Physics
State	Published - Jun 23 2011

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Metric-first & entropy-first surprises

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