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Bound-state calculations for three atoms without explicit partial wave decomposition. / Roudnev, V. A.; Yakovlev, S. L.; Sofianos, S. A.

In: Few-Body Systems, Vol. 37, No. 4, 01.12.2005, p. 179-196.

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Roudnev, V. A. ; Yakovlev, S. L. ; Sofianos, S. A. / Bound-state calculations for three atoms without explicit partial wave decomposition. In: Few-Body Systems. 2005 ; Vol. 37, No. 4. pp. 179-196.

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