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Turbulence Experiments in Superfluid He-3 at Very Low Temperatures.

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Turbulence Experiments in Superfluid He-3 at Very Low Temperatures. / Fisher, Shaun N.
Vortices and turbulence at very low temperatures. ed. / C. F. Barenghi; Y. A. Sergeev. 501. ed. Vienna: Springer, 2008. p. 177-257 (CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences).

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Fisher, SN 2008, Turbulence Experiments in Superfluid He-3 at Very Low Temperatures. in CF Barenghi & YA Sergeev (eds), Vortices and turbulence at very low temperatures. 501 edn, CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, Springer, Vienna, pp. 177-257. <http://www.springer.com/springerwiennewyork/engineering/book/978-3-211-09446-4>

APA

Fisher, S. N. (2008). Turbulence Experiments in Superfluid He-3 at Very Low Temperatures. In C. F. Barenghi, & Y. A. Sergeev (Eds.), Vortices and turbulence at very low temperatures (501 ed., pp. 177-257). (CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences). Springer. http://www.springer.com/springerwiennewyork/engineering/book/978-3-211-09446-4

Vancouver

Fisher SN. Turbulence Experiments in Superfluid He-3 at Very Low Temperatures. In Barenghi CF, Sergeev YA, editors, Vortices and turbulence at very low temperatures. 501 ed. Vienna: Springer. 2008. p. 177-257. (CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences).

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Fisher, Shaun N. / Turbulence Experiments in Superfluid He-3 at Very Low Temperatures. Vortices and turbulence at very low temperatures. editor / C. F. Barenghi ; Y. A. Sergeev. 501. ed. Vienna : Springer, 2008. pp. 177-257 (CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences).

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RIS

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