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Journal of Russian Laser Research

Nonclassical Field States in Quantum Optics and Particle Physics

V. V. Dodonov, Igor Dremin, Olga V. Man’ko, Vladimir I. Man’ko, Pavel G. Polynkin

Published Sep 1, 1998• 7 citations
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10.1007/bf03380143

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