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arXiv:1702.05558 · Annals of Physics

Pseudo-hermitian and PT -symmetric quantum systems with energy-dependent potentials: Bound-state solutions and energy spectra

Axel Schulze‐Halberg, Pinaki Roy

Published Mar 8, 2017• 3 citations
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10.1016/j.aop.2017.02.014

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