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Punctuated equilibrium in software evolution. / Gorshenev, A. A.; Pis’mak, Yu M.

In: Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics, Vol. 70, No. 6, 01.01.2004.

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Gorshenev, AA & Pis’mak, YM 2004, 'Punctuated equilibrium in software evolution', Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics, vol. 70, no. 6. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.70.067103

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Gorshenev, A. A., & Pis’mak, Y. M. (2004). Punctuated equilibrium in software evolution. Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics, 70(6). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.70.067103

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Gorshenev AA, Pis’mak YM. Punctuated equilibrium in software evolution. Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics. 2004 Jan 1;70(6). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.70.067103

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Gorshenev, A. A. ; Pis’mak, Yu M. / Punctuated equilibrium in software evolution. In: Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics. 2004 ; Vol. 70, No. 6.

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