Instantaneous velocity of a Brownian particle captured
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Measurement of the instantaneous velocity of a Brownian particle.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Materials Today
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1369-7021
DOI: 10.1016/s1369-7021(10)70116-4