Physics Bulletin

Foundations of Quantum Theory

R. F. Streater

Published Nov 1, 1973• 3 citations

Abstract

S Wieder New York: Academic Press 1973 pp xv + 399 price $13.95 This book is not really concerned with the foundations of quantum theory, in any mathematical or philosophical sense; rather, it is a textbook at the intermediate level aimed at physics students in their final undergraduate year. One might ask why it was written.

DOI: 10.1088/0031-9112/24/11/028

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