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The vibrations of texture

Sliman J. BensmaÏa University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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Mark Hollins University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Pages 33-43 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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