Arrival time in quantum mechanics

Physics Report

Volumn 338, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 353-438

  Muga, J G ^a   Leavens, C R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Probability current; Quantum arrival time; Time of flight; Time quantization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000083044     PISSN: 03701573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0370-1573(00)00047-8     Document Type: Review

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