Quantum mechanics: Myths and facts

Foundations of Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1563-1611

  Nikolić, Hrvoje ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Black hole entropy; Field; Nonlocality; Particle; Quantum mechanics; Randomness; Reality; Uncertainty relation

Indexed keywords

EID: 35948985031     PISSN: 00159018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10701-007-9176-y     Document Type: Article

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