A relational solution to the problem of time in quantum mechanics and quantum gravity: A fundamental mechanism for quantum decoherence

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 6, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Gambini, Rodolfo ^a   Porto, Rafael A ^b   Pullin, Jorge ^c  

^a Instituto de Física   (Uruguay)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 3042667208     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/6/1/045     Document Type: Article

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