Limitations on the superposition principle: Superselection rules in non-relativistic quantum mechanics

European Journal of Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 237-243

  Cisneros, C ^a   Martinez y Romero R P ^b   Nunez Yepez H N ^c,d   Salas Brito, A L ^e  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA METROPOLITANA AZCAPOTZALCO   (Mexico)

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EID: 0347958325     PISSN: 01430807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0143-0807/19/3/005     Document Type: Article

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