Greechie diagrams, nonexistence of measures in quantum logics, and Kochen-Specker-type constructions

Journal of Mathematical Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 5380-5401

  Svozil, K ^a   Tkadlec, J ^b  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

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EID: 0030489237     PISSN: 00222488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.531710     Document Type: Article

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