Remarks on some basic issues in quantum mechanics

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section A Journal of Physical Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-32

  Englert, Berthold Georg ^a,b,c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

^b TU WIEN   (Austria)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0040348522     PISSN: 09320784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/zna-1999-0104     Document Type: Article

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