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Physical Review A

Comment on ‘‘Generalized saddle-point method for Feshbach resonances’’

Kwong T. Chung

Published Apr 1, 1990• 19 citations
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Abstract

In the recent article by M. Bylicki [Phys. Rev. A 39, 3316 (1989)], many remarks were made concerning the saddle-point technique developed by this author. These remarks appear to have been based on a misunderstanding of both the spirit as well as the actual application of this method. In this Comment, I shall try to clarify some of these misunderstandings, and one hopes, put the problem in its proper perspective.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.41.4090

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In the recent article by M. Bylicki [Phys. Rev. A 39, 3316 (1989)], many remarks were made concerning the saddle-point technique developed by this author. These remarks appear to have been based on a misunderstanding of both the spirit as well as the actual application of this method. In this Comment, I shall try to clarify some of these misunderstandings, and one hopes, put the problem in its proper perspective.
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