Surprises in the suddenly-expanded infinite well

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Aslangul, Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

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EID: 38949198974     PISSN: 17518113     EISSN: 17518121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1751-8113/41/7/075301     Document Type: Article

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