On the relationship between the wigner-moyal and bohm approaches to quantum mechanics: A step to a more general theory?

Foundations of Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 356-367

  Hiley, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bohm approach; Quantum geometries; Quantum mechanics; Wigner Moyal approach

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950457653     PISSN: 00159018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10701-009-9320-y     Document Type: Article

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