Forms of quantum nonseparability and related philosophical consequences

Journal for General Philosophy of Science

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 283-312

  Karakostas, Vassilios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Entanglement; Nonseparability; Potentiality; Quantum holism; Scientific realism

Indexed keywords

EID: 85002376209     PISSN: 09254560     EISSN: 15728587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10838-004-0927-6     Document Type: Article

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