Semiclassical approximations in phase space with coherent states

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General

Volumn 34, Issue 36, 2001, Pages 7227-7286

  Baranger, M ^a   De Aguiar, M A M ^a,b   Keck, F ^c   Korsch, H J ^c   Schellhaass B ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c University of Koblenz Landau   (Germany)

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EID: 0035860660     PISSN: 03054470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0305-4470/34/36/309     Document Type: Article

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