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Some aspects of the theory of Schrödinger operators

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Simon, B. (1985). Some aspects of the theory of Schrödinger operators. In: Graffi, S. (eds) Schrödinger Operators. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1159. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0080333

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