Boltzmann's time bomb

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 83-119

  Price, Huw ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0042809828     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/53.1.83     Document Type: Article

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