Extensions of the Bohr-Sommerfeld formula to double-well potentials

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1086-1095

  Chebotarev, L V ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

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EID: 0032329654     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.19049     Document Type: Article

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