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Philosophical Magazine Volume 84, 2004 - Issue 13-16: Special Issue: Papers presented at the 9th International Workshop on Disordered Systems, Trento, Italy, 10–13 March 2003
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Why the fast relaxation in the picosecond to nanosecond time range can sense the glass transition

K. L. Ngai Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375-5320, USA
Pages 1341-1353 | Published online: 02 Sep 2006

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