The observer in the quantum experiment

Foundations of Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1273-1293

  Rosenblum, Bruce ^a   Kuttner, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Experiment; Interpretation; Measurement; Observer; Quantum

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036059872     PISSN: 00159018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019723420678     Document Type: Article

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