Parameter diagrams of the GRW and CSL theories of wavefunction collapse

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Feldmann, William ^a   Tumulka, Roderich ^b  

^a Stevens Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84856513063     PISSN: 17518113     EISSN: 17518121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1751-8113/45/6/065304     Document Type: Article

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