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Gamow Vectors in Exactly Solvable Models

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Through two examples: the Friedrichs model and a particular case of central potential scattering, we illustrate the way of constructing Gamow vectors.

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Antoniou, I., Gadella, M., Mateo, J. et al. Gamow Vectors in Exactly Solvable Models. International Journal of Theoretical Physics 42, 2389–2402 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:IJTP.0000005965.79611.7b

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