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Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Hypothetical dispersion quantum effects for coherent forward propagating radiation in transparent and semitransparent medium

Vladimir F. Golovko

Published Jun 1, 2000• 1 citation
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10.1016/s0022-4073(99)00142-9

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