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Journal of Statistical Physics

Theory of irreversible processes in nonequilibrium quantum systems. I. General formalism

Nobuhiko Mishima, Tomio Yamakoshi Petrosky, Ryoji Suzuki

Published Oct 1, 1979• 3 citations
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10.1007/bf01009607

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