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Structural Model for the Dielectric Relaxation of Liquid Water

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This article describes computer calculations of the relaxation of the electric dipole moments of water in terms of a point defect model.

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MINTON, A. Structural Model for the Dielectric Relaxation of Liquid Water. Nature Physical Science 234, 165–168 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci234165a0

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