Nelsonian mechanics revisited

Foundations of Physics Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-16

  Bacciagaluppi, Guido ^a  

^a BALLIOL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative velocity fields; Beable theories; Preservation of quantum equilibrium; Stochastic mechanics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033454915     PISSN: 08949875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021622603864     Document Type: Article

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