Simplified spherical harmonics in the variational nodal method

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 48-58

  Lewis, E E ^a,b   Palmiotti, G ^b  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0345993309     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE97-A24456     Document Type: Article

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