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On the Initiation of a Spherical Flame Kernel

B. Deshaies Laboratoire d'Energétique et de Détonique, L.A., 193 du C.N.R.S., E.N.S.M.A., rue Guillaume VII, Poitiers Cedex, 86034
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G. Joulin Laboratoire d'Energétique et de Détonique, L.A., 193 du C.N.R.S., E.N.S.M.A., rue Guillaume VII, Poitiers Cedex, 86034
Pages 99-116 | Received 11 Mar 1983, Accepted 31 Oct 1983, Published online: 25 Apr 2007

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