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Physics Bulletin

Quantum Particle Dynamics

M R Hopkins

Published Jun 1, 1959• 1 citation
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By James McConnell Amsterdam : North Holland Publishing Company. Pp. xi + 252. Price 40s. This is an attractive book. The subject matter is of central importance in physics, it is presented with clarity and elegance and at a level which will make the book useful to a large class of readers.
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10.1088/0031-9112/10/6/012

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