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Nonequilibrium Electrons and Phonons in Superconductors

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(2002). Basic Equilibrium Properties. In: Nonequilibrium Electrons and Phonons in Superconductors. Selected Topics in Superconductivity. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47087-X_1

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