A phase-space study of the quantum Loschmidt echo in the semiclassical limit

Annales Henri Poincare

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-108

  Combescure, Monique ^a   Robert, Didier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

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EID: 33847304198     PISSN: 14240637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00023-006-0301-9     Document Type: Article

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