The multiconfiguration equations for atoms and molecules: Charge quantization and existence of solutions

Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-71

  Friesecke, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0042977329     PISSN: 00039527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00205-003-0252-y     Document Type: Article

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