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Non-linear supersymmetry for non-Hermitian, non-diagonalizable Hamiltonians : I. General properties. / Andrianov, A. A.; Cannata, F.; Sokolov, A. V.

In: Nuclear Physics B, Vol. 773, No. 3, 02.07.2007, p. 107-136.

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Andrianov, A. A. ; Cannata, F. ; Sokolov, A. V. / Non-linear supersymmetry for non-Hermitian, non-diagonalizable Hamiltonians : I. General properties. In: Nuclear Physics B. 2007 ; Vol. 773, No. 3. pp. 107-136.

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