On an easy transition from operator dynamics to generating functional by Clifford algebras

Journal of Mathematical Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 4928-4947

  Fauser, Bertfried ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

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EID: 0032329625     PISSN: 00222488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.532500     Document Type: Article

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