Quantum mechanics from focusing and symmetry

Foundations of Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 818-842

  Helland, Inge S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bell's inequality; Born's rule; Epistemic interpretation; EPR paradox; Focusing; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

EID: 52949109180     PISSN: 00159018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10701-008-9239-8     Document Type: Article

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