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Wigner Monte Carlo simulation without discretization error of the tunneling rectangular barrier

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|Feb 2019

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Language: English
Page range: 20 - 30
Submitted on: Oct 26, 2018
Accepted on: Jan 23, 2019
Published on: Feb 5, 2019
Published by: Italian Society for Applied and Industrial Mathemathics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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