Heisenberg and the wave-particle duality

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

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 298-315

  Camilleri, Kristian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bohr; Heisenberg; Wave particle duality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645908504     PISSN: 13552198     EISSN: 18792502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsb.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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