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Molecular dynamics simulation of dense fluid methane

S. Murad School of Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., 14853, U.S.A.
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D.J. Evans School of Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., 14853, U.S.A.; Computer Centre, Australian National University, P.O. Box 4, Canberra, A.C.T., 2600, Australia
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K.E. Gubbins School of Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., 14853, U.S.A.
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W.B. Streett Science Research Laboratory, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., 10996, U.S.A.; School of Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14853
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D.J. Tildesley Science Research Laboratory, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., 10996, U.S.A.; Physical Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ, England
Pages 725-736 | Received 13 Jul 1978, Published online: 23 Aug 2006

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