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Vertical thermal convection system exhibits weak turbulence and spatio-temporally chaotic behaviour. In this system, we report seven equilibria and 26 periodic orbits, all new and linearly unstable. These orbits, together with four…
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Fission fragments' charge and mass distribution is an important input to applications ranging from basic science to energy production or nuclear non-proliferation. In simulations of nucleosynthesis or calculations of superheavy elements,…
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