Everett and structure

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B - Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 87-105

  Wallace, David ^a  

^a MAGDALEN COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decoherence; Emergence; Interpretation of quantum mechanics Everett interpretation; Preferred basis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037344860     PISSN: 13552198     EISSN: 18792502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-2198(02)00085-0     Document Type: Article

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