The Hahn polynomials in the nonrelativistic and relativistic Coulomb problems

Journal of Mathematical Physics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Suslov, Sergei K ^a   Trey, Benjamin ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 38849138974     PISSN: 00222488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2830804     Document Type: Article

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