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Roughness of fracture surfaces. / Parisi, A.; Caldarelli, G.; Pietronero, L.
In: EPL, Vol. 52, No. 3, 01.11.2000, p. 304-310.

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Parisi, A, Caldarelli, G & Pietronero, L 2000, 'Roughness of fracture surfaces', EPL, vol. 52, no. 3, pp. 304-310. https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2000-00439-9

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Parisi, A., Caldarelli, G., & Pietronero, L. (2000). Roughness of fracture surfaces. EPL, 52(3), 304-310. https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2000-00439-9

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Parisi A, Caldarelli G, Pietronero L. Roughness of fracture surfaces. EPL. 2000 Nov 1;52(3):304-310. doi: 10.1209/epl/i2000-00439-9

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Parisi, A. ; Caldarelli, G. ; Pietronero, L. / Roughness of fracture surfaces. In: EPL. 2000 ; Vol. 52, No. 3. pp. 304-310.

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