Uniqueness of the Airy packet in quantum mechanics

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1034-1035

  Unnikrishnan, K ^a   Rau, A R P ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030508095     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.18322     Document Type: Article

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