From entropic dynamics to quantum theory

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1193, Issue , 2009, Pages 48-59

  Caticha, Ariel ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Maximum entropy; Quantum theory; Stochastic mechanics

Indexed keywords

EID: 72949100188     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3275646     Document Type: Conference Paper

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