On the brussels school's arrow of time in quantum theory

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 374-400

  Karakostas, Vassilios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0346530941     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/289917     Document Type: Article

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