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NATO ASI series. Series B : Physics

On the Quasiparticle- and Super-Current at the Finite Temperature Josephson Junction

Alfred Rieckers

Published Jan 1, 1986• 0 citations
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10.1007/978-1-4613-2181-1_33

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