Finite precision measurement nullifies the kochen-specker theorem

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 83, Issue 19, 1999, Pages 3751-3754

  Meyer, David A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Chem Sci and Technology Division   (United States)

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EID: 0001616595     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.3751     Document Type: Article

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