Minimal irreversible quantum mechanics: An axiomatic formalism

International Journal of Theoretical Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-91

  Castagnino, Mario ^a   Gunzig, Edgard ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ASTRONOMÍA Y FÍSICA DEL ESPACIO   (Argentina)

^b Instituts Internationaux Chim P   (Belgium)

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EID: 0033243324     PISSN: 00207748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026677022647     Document Type: Article

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