A continuous transition between quantum and classical mechanics. I

Foundations of Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 871-892

  Ghose, Partha ^a  

^a S N BOSE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR BASIC SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Classical mechanics; Decoherence; Quantum mechanics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036292235     PISSN: 00159018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016055128428     Document Type: Article

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