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Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

A quantum-mechanical Boltzmann equation for one-particle Γs-distribution functions

Eduard Prugovečki

Published Apr 1, 1978• 12 citations
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10.1016/0378-4371(78)90069-9

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