Nonlocality and the Aharonov-Bohm Effect

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 18-41

  Healey, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 0002500054     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/392534     Document Type: Article

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