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Physica D Nonlinear Phenomena

Quantum effects on the localization of a particle in a double-well potential

Lucia Baroni, Alessandro Cuccoli, V. Tognetti, Ruggero Vaia

Published Mar 1, 1998• 3 citations
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10.1016/s0167-2789(98)00291-7

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