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Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Quantum Boltzmann equations for binary interactions between identical particles

Pagiotis Vasilopoulos, Carolyn M. Van Vliet

Published Sep 1, 1983• 7 citations
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10.1016/0378-4371(83)90014-6

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