Homogenization of the criticality spectral equation in neutron transport
Allaire, Grégoire ; Bal, Guillaume
ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis - Modélisation Mathématique et Analyse Numérique, Tome 33 (1999), p. 721-746 / Harvested from Numdam
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Allaire, Grégoire; Bal, Guillaume. Homogenization of the criticality spectral equation in neutron transport. ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis - Modélisation Mathématique et Analyse Numérique, Tome 33 (1999) pp. 721-746. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/M2AN_1999__33_4_721_0/

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