Gaussian pulses and superluminality

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General

Volumn 35, Issue 31, 2002, Pages 6743-6754

  Sauter, Thilo ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

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EID: 0037047571     PISSN: 03054470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0305-4470/35/31/314     Document Type: Article

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