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European Journal of Physics

A brief survey of various formulations of the correspondence principle

Adam J. Makowski

Published Jul 17, 2006• 18 citations
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Abstract

Several formulations of the correspondence principle, including both the historical and contemporary ones, are presented and critically reviewed.
DOI
10.1088/0143-0807/27/5/012

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