A simple function for the description of near-exponential decays: The stretched or compressed hyperbola

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 173-179

  Whitehead, Lorne ^a   Whitehead, Ryan ^a   Valeur, Bernard ^b,c   Berberan Santos, Mario ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Bioinformatique et Chimie Moléculaire   (France)

^c Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan   (France)

^d Centro de Quimica Fisica Molecular   (Portugal)

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EID: 58149523083     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.3008007     Document Type: Article

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