Relativistic hydrogenic atoms in strong magnetic fields

Annales Henri Poincare

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 749-779

  Dolbeault, Jean ^a   Esteban, Maria J ^a   Loss, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DAUPHINE   (France)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 34547726624     PISSN: 14240637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00023-006-0321-5     Document Type: Article

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