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Title: Efficient spherical surface integration of Gauss functions in three-dimensional spherical coordinates and the solution for the modified Bessel function of the first kind
Award ID(s):
1665344
NSF-PAR ID:
10283496
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of Mathematical Chemistry
Volume:
59
Issue:
2
ISSN:
0259-9791
Page Range / eLocation ID:
505 to 515
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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