Tunnelling in the nonintegrable trimer - A step towards quantum breathers

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 9, Issue 33, 1997, Pages 7039-7061

  Flach, S ^a   Fleurov, V ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK KOMPLEXER SYSTEME   (Germany)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 0000604093     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/9/33/007     Document Type: Article

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