Time, quantum mechanics, and probability

Synthese

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 373-404

  Saunders, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1542673615     PISSN: 00397857     EISSN: 15730964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005079904008     Document Type: Article

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