Accounting for electron-electron and electron-lattice effects in conjugated chains and rings

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 104, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 9511-9527

  Rossi, Giuseppe ^a   Schneider, William F ^a  

^a FORD RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0037543769     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.471694     Document Type: Article

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