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Springer proceedings in physics

Building the Basic Concepts of Quantum Mechanics with Math and Computer Science Students

Marisa Michelini, Francesca Monti, Lorenzo Gianni Santi, Giacomo Zuccarini

Published Sep 22, 2016• 1 citation
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10.1007/978-3-319-44887-9_10

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