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Dynamical similarity. / Sloan, David James Austin.
In: Physical Review D, Vol. 97, 123541, 28.06.2018.

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Sloan DJA. Dynamical similarity. Physical Review D. 2018 Jun 28;97:123541. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.97.123541

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