The uncertainty relations in quantum mechanics

Current Science

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 203-218

  Sen, D ^a  

^a NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Complementarity; Entanglement; Harmonic analysis; Uncertainty relations; Wave particle duality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904884788     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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