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Iterative solution of integral equations on a basis of positive energy Sturmian functions

George Rawitscher1

  • 1Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA.

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
|April 3, 2012
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