From the N-body Schrödinger equation to the quantum Boltzmann equation: A term-by-term convergence result in the weak coupling regime

Communications in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 277, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-44

  Benedetto, D ^a   Castella, F ^b   Esposito, R ^c   Pulvirenti, M ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

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EID: 36448986373     PISSN: 00103616     EISSN: 14320916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00220-007-0347-7     Document Type: Article

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