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arXiv:hep-ph/9705312 · Nuclear Physics B

The finite temperature real-time ℏ2 corrections in quantum mechanics

Dietrich Bödeker, M. Laine, Owe Philipsen

Published Mar 1, 1998• 5 citations
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10.1016/s0550-3213(98)00696-8

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