The single particle potential in mean-field theory

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 433-437

  Palffy Muhoray, Peter ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77949771848     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.1446860     Document Type: Article

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