On information-theoretic characterizations of physical theories

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B - Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 277-293

  Halvorson, Hans ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convex set; Jordan Banach algebra; Quantum information

Indexed keywords

EID: 1942475074     PISSN: 13552198     EISSN: 18792502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsb.2004.02.001     Document Type: Article

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