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Light propagation beyond the mean-field theory of standard optics

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Light propagation beyond the mean-field theory of standard optics. / Javanainen, Juha; Ruostekoski, Janne.
In: Optics Express, Vol. 24, No. 2, 01.2016, p. 993-1001.

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Javanainen, J & Ruostekoski, J 2016, 'Light propagation beyond the mean-field theory of standard optics', Optics Express, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 993-1001. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.24.000993

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Javanainen, J., & Ruostekoski, J. (2016). Light propagation beyond the mean-field theory of standard optics. Optics Express, 24(2), 993-1001. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.24.000993

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Javanainen J, Ruostekoski J. Light propagation beyond the mean-field theory of standard optics. Optics Express. 2016 Jan;24(2):993-1001. Epub 2016 Jan 12. doi: 10.1364/OE.24.000993

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Javanainen, Juha ; Ruostekoski, Janne. / Light propagation beyond the mean-field theory of standard optics. In: Optics Express. 2016 ; Vol. 24, No. 2. pp. 993-1001.

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