A mathematical justification for the Herman-Kluk propagator

Communications in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 286, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 725-750

  Swart, Torben ^a   Rousse, Vidian ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

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EID: 58849104349     PISSN: 00103616     EISSN: 14320916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00220-008-0681-4     Document Type: Article

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