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arXiv:1411.2100 · Communications in Mathematical Physics

Superposition, Transition Probabilities and Primitive Observables in Infinite Quantum Systems

Detlev Buchholz A, Erling Størmer

Published Jun 12, 2015• 3 citations
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10.1007/s00220-015-2405-x

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