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Visualization of the collective vortex-like motions in liquid argon and water : Molecular dynamics simulation. / Anikeenko, A. V.; Malenkov, G. G.; Naberukhin, Yu I.

In: Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 148, No. 9, 094508, 07.03.2018.

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Anikeenko, AV, Malenkov, GG & Naberukhin, YI 2018, 'Visualization of the collective vortex-like motions in liquid argon and water: Molecular dynamics simulation', Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 148, no. 9, 094508. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5018140

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Anikeenko, A. V., Malenkov, G. G., & Naberukhin, Y. I. (2018). Visualization of the collective vortex-like motions in liquid argon and water: Molecular dynamics simulation. Journal of Chemical Physics, 148(9), [094508]. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5018140

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Anikeenko AV, Malenkov GG, Naberukhin YI. Visualization of the collective vortex-like motions in liquid argon and water: Molecular dynamics simulation. Journal of Chemical Physics. 2018 Mar 7;148(9):094508. doi: 10.1063/1.5018140

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Anikeenko, A. V. ; Malenkov, G. G. ; Naberukhin, Yu I. / Visualization of the collective vortex-like motions in liquid argon and water : Molecular dynamics simulation. In: Journal of Chemical Physics. 2018 ; Vol. 148, No. 9.

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