On a supposed conceptual inadequacy of the Shannon information in quantum mechanics

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

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 441-468

  Timpson, Christopher G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brukner; Information measure; Quantum mechanics; Shannon information; von Neumann entropy; Zeilinger's Foundational Principle

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037821796     PISSN: 13552198     EISSN: 18792502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-2198(03)00037-6     Document Type: Article

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