Comment on: Revisiting the variational nature of the quantum theory of atoms in molecules

Chemical Physics Letters

Volumn 426, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 226-228

  Bader, Richard F W ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; MOLECULES;

REAL SPACE BASINS;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 33745685423     PISSN: 00092614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2006.05.072     Document Type: Note

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