Instantaneous spreading and Einstein causality in quantum theory

Annalen der Physik (Leipzig)

Volumn 7, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 716-725

  Hegerfeldt, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FUNCTIONS; PROBABILITY;

EINSTEIN CAUSALITY; WAVE FUNCTION;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 0032309612     PISSN: 00033804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-3889(199812)7:7/8<716::aid-andp716>3.0.co;2-t     Document Type: Article

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