Atomic polarizabilities: Quantal and classical perspectives

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 602-605

  Baugh, J F ^a   Edmonds, D A ^a   Nellesen, P T ^a   Burkhardt, C E ^a   Leventhal, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 0031510021     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.18615     Document Type: Review

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