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Progress of Theoretical Physics

Remarks on Statistical Mechanics of Interacting Systems

Akira Ishihara, Yasushi Takahashi

Published Jan 1, 1973• 1 citation
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Abstract

Relations are discussed among the Montroll-Ward propagator, the Lee-Yang binary kernel and Watson's two-body collision operator. The fundamental errors in Trivedi's paper on the Montroll-Ward method are pointed out.
DOI
10.1143/ptp.49.146

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