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The extension of the Kohn-Hulthen variational principle to the multi-channel reaction problem is discussed. It is shown that this method leads to a unitaryS-matrix. As an application of the method a four channel calculation for the 3/2+ state of5Li is presented.
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Supported by Bundesministerium für wissenschaftliche Forschung, Bad Godesberg, Germany.
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Heiss, P., Hackenbroich, H.H. The treatment of nuclear reactions by Kohn's variational principle. Z. Physik 235, 422–430 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01394932
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01394932