A wavepacket-path integral method for curve-crossing dynamics

Journal of Physical Chemistry

Volumn 100, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 7896-7902

  Coalson, Rob D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 33749095677     PISSN: 00223654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp9531826     Document Type: Article

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