Development of quantum perspectives in modern physics

Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Baily, Charles ^a   Finkelstein, Noah D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 67650509115     PISSN: 15549178     EISSN: 15549178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.5.010106     Document Type: Article

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