A pedestrian introduction to Gamow vectors

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 626-638

  De La Madrid, R ^a   Gadella, M ^b  

^a ISI FOUNDATION   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

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EID: 23044532899     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.1466817     Document Type: Article

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