Time asymmetric quantum theory - I. Modifying an axiom of quantum physics

Fortschritte der Physik

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 551-568

  Bohm, A R ^a   Loewe, Mark ^a   Van de Yen, Bryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1002/prop.200310073     Document Type: Article

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