Considerations on undistorted-progressive X-waves and Davydov solitons, Fröhlich-Bose-Einstein condensation, and Cherenkov-like effect in biosystems

Brazilian Journal of Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 2 A, 2004, Pages 489-503

  Mesquita, Marcus V ^a   Vasconcellos, Áurea R ^b   Luzzi, Roberto ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

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EID: 2942696727     PISSN: 01039733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-97332004000300028     Document Type: Conference Paper

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