The Schwinger formula revisited II (a mathematical treatment)

International Journal of Theoretical Physics

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 987-1001

  Haro, Jaume ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Pair production; Schwinger's formula; W.K.B. method

Indexed keywords

EID: 24144452418     PISSN: 00207748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:IJTP.0000048596.81871.69     Document Type: Article

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