On the persistence of particles

Foundations of Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 233-269

  Butterfield, J ^a  

^a ALL SOULS COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Criterion of identity; Heine Borel theorem; Identity over time; Particles

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444374616     PISSN: 00159018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10701-004-1943-4     Document Type: Article

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