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Statistical Thermodynamics of Foam

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Foams and Emulsions

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  1. Laboratoire de Dynamique des Fluides Complexes, Université Louis Pasteur, 3, Rue de l’Université, 67084, Strasbourg, France

    Nicolas Rivier

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  1. Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Université de Paris-Sud, Orsay, France

    J. F. Sadoc

  2. Institut de Physique, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France

    N. Rivier

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Rivier, N. (1999). Statistical Thermodynamics of Foam. In: Sadoc, J.F., Rivier, N. (eds) Foams and Emulsions. NATO ASI Series, vol 354. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9157-7_7

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