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Journal of the Physical Society of Japan

Evolution of the Density Matrix of Large Systems II

Lesser Blum

Published Jul 1, 1964• 0 citations
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Abstract

The evolution equation for a particle in a homogeneous fluid is generalized to the case of many particles. The correct limiting expressions are obtained for the case of one particle and of random a priori phases.
DOI
10.1143/jpsj.19.1093

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