Self-adjoint extensions of operators and the teaching of quantum mechanics

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 322-331

  Bonneau, Guy ^a   Faraut, Jacques ^b   Valent, Galliano ^a  

^a LPTHE   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

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EID: 0035585510     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.1328351     Document Type: Article

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