Semiclassical asymptotics for the Maxwell - Dirac system

Journal of Mathematical Physics

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 4555-4572

  Sparber, C ^a   Markowich, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

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EID: 0142136718     PISSN: 00222488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1604455     Document Type: Review

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