Typicality vs. Probability in trajectory-based formulations of quantum mechanics

Foundations of Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1540-1562

  Galvan, Bruno ^a  

^a NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bohmian mechanics; Trajectory based formulations of quantum mechanics; Typicality

Indexed keywords

EID: 35949003131     PISSN: 00159018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10701-007-9174-0     Document Type: Article

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