Can wave-particle duality be based on the uncertainty relation?

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1021-1024

  Dürr, Stephan ^a   Rempe, Gerhard ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

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EID: 0034356882     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.1285869     Document Type: Article

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