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Reviews of Modern Physics

Properties of Fermion Density Matrices

Tsuyoshi Andô

Published Jul 1, 1963• 63 citations
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Abstract

An investigation is presented of basic properties of fermion density matrices and their importance in quantum chemistry. An advanced study of properties of the first-order density matrices and the general properties of higher-order ones is presented. (R.E.U.)
DOI
10.1103/revmodphys.35.690

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