Quantum mechanical sum rules for two model systems

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 798-806

  Belloni, M ^a   Robinett, R W ^b  

^a DAVIDSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 51749123744     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.2908194     Document Type: Article

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