Decoherent histories analysis of the relativistic particle

Physical Review D

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2001, Pages

  Halliwell, J J ^a   Thorwart, J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COSMOS; HISTORY; MODEL; QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 0035893525     PISSN: 05562821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.64.124018     Document Type: Review

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