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Statistical mechanics of weakly coupled oscillators presenting stochasticity thresholds

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Galgani, L. Statistical mechanics of weakly coupled oscillators presenting stochasticity thresholds. Lett. Nuovo Cimento 31, 65–72 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02782779

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