Mean-field approximation of quantum systems and classical limit

Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-73

  Graffi, S ^a   Martinez, A ^a   Pulvirenti, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Classical limit; Hartree equation; Mean field approximation; Vlasov equation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037289101     PISSN: 02182025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218202503002386     Document Type: Article

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