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Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics

Can We Explain Thermodynamics By Quantum Decoherence?

Meir Hemmo, Orly Shenker

Published Dec 1, 2001• 21 citations
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10.1016/s1355-2198(01)00029-6

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