How well can we guess theoretical uncertainties?

Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics

Volumn 726, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 266-272

  David, André ^a   Passarino, Giampiero ^b,c  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c SEZIONE DI TORINO   (Italy)

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EID: 84884703185     PISSN: 03702693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2013.08.025     Document Type: Article

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