Semiclassical tunneling in the initial value representation

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 107, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2313-2328

  Kay, Kenneth G ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 0042285978     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.475143     Document Type: Article

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