Propensities and probabilities

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

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 593-625

  Belnap, Nuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Branching histories; Indeterminism; Originating causes; Probabilities; Propensities; Space times

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547670929     PISSN: 13552198     EISSN: 18792502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsb.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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