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arXiv:quant-ph/0209075 · Reports on Mathematical Physics

Nonlinear gauge transformation for a class of Schrödinger equations containing complex nonlinearities

G. Kaniadakis, A.M. Scarfone

Published Aug 1, 2000• 8 citations
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10.1016/s0034-4877(01)80014-8

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