A brief history of the theory of resonance and of its interpretation

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

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 569-581

  Mosini, Valeria ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33746924614     PISSN: 13552198     EISSN: 18792502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-2198(00)00029-0     Document Type: Article

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