The mathematics of principal value integrals and applications to nuclear physics, transport theory, and condensed matter physics

Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 833-885

  Davies, K T R ^a,b   Glasser, M L ^c   Protopopescu, V ^d   Tabakin, Frank ^e  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 0038208815     PISSN: 02182025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218202596000353     Document Type: Article

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