Modeling Cosmic Expansion, and Possible Inflation, as a Thermodynamic Heat Engine
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1865-7109,0932-0784
DOI: 10.1515/zna-2018-0314