Distribution functions in physics: Fundamentals
1984/04/01 by Mark Hillery, M. Hillery, R. F. O’Connell +5 · 1 voice · 217 citations
Computer Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics #Quantum Information and Cryptography #Quantum Mechanics and Applications
paper · doi:10.1016/0370-1573(84)90160-1
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