A non-commutative Landau-Zener formula

Mathematische Nachrichten

Volumn 271, Issue , 2004, Pages 22-50

  Kammerer, Clotilde Fermanian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

Author keywords

Energy level crossings; Landau Zener transitions; Multi scale convergence; Semi classical measures (Wigner measures)

Indexed keywords

EID: 4644253074     PISSN: 0025584X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mana.200310180     Document Type: Article

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