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Chemical Physics

Quantum dynamics modeled by interacting trajectories

L. Cruz Rodríguez, Llinersy Uranga-Piña, A. Martínez-Mesa, C. Meier

Published Feb 2, 2018• 14 citations
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10.1016/j.chemphys.2018.01.016

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