Finite resolution of time in continuous measurements: Phenomenology and the model

Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics

Volumn 231, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 1-8

  Mensky, Michael B ^a,b  

^a LEBEDEV PHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS; FINITE RESOLUTION; MEASURED SYSTEM; PATH INTEGRAL; PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH; QUANTUM PARTICLES;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 0039381783     PISSN: 03759601     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-9601(97)00231-4     Document Type: Article

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