The Dirac–Frenkel Principle for Reduced Density Matrices, and the Bogoliubov–de Gennes Equations

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The Dirac–Frenkel Principle for Reduced Density Matrices, and the Bogoliubov–de Gennes Equations. / Benedikter, Niels; Sok, Jérémy ; Solovej, Jan Philip.

In: Annales Henri Poincare, Vol. 19, No. 4, 01.04.2018, p. 1167–1214 .

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Benedikter, N, Sok, J & Solovej, JP 2018, 'The Dirac–Frenkel Principle for Reduced Density Matrices, and the Bogoliubov–de Gennes Equations', Annales Henri Poincare, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 1167–1214 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s00023-018-0644-z

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Benedikter, N., Sok, J., & Solovej, J. P. (2018). The Dirac–Frenkel Principle for Reduced Density Matrices, and the Bogoliubov–de Gennes Equations. Annales Henri Poincare, 19(4), 1167–1214 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s00023-018-0644-z

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Benedikter N, Sok J, Solovej JP. The Dirac–Frenkel Principle for Reduced Density Matrices, and the Bogoliubov–de Gennes Equations. Annales Henri Poincare. 2018 Apr 1;19(4):1167–1214 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s00023-018-0644-z

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Benedikter, Niels ; Sok, Jérémy ; Solovej, Jan Philip. / The Dirac–Frenkel Principle for Reduced Density Matrices, and the Bogoliubov–de Gennes Equations. In: Annales Henri Poincare. 2018 ; Vol. 19, No. 4. pp. 1167–1214 .

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