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Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

Alternative descriptions of physical systems based on perturbation theory

Valentin Al'fredovich Franke, V. S. Tsenderovskii

Published Nov 1, 2014• 0 citations
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10.1007/s11232-014-0221-7

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