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Foundations of Physics

Time-Reversal, Irreversibility and Arrow of Time in Quantum Mechanics

Mario Castagnino, Manuel Gadella, Olímpia Lombardi

Published Feb 14, 2006• 16 citations
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10.1007/s10701-005-9021-0

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