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Physics Bulletin

Quantum Physics and Ordinary Language

David L Hurd

Published Jun 1, 1973• 0 citations
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T Bergstein London: Macmillan 1972 pp xii + 61 price £3 The idea that a careful scrutiny of the foundations of quantum mechanics can reveal conceptual insights that are of relevance to fields of enquiry lying well beyond the microphysical domain is by no means novel. Niels Bohr himself, whose pioneering commentaries still play so dominant a role in contemporary discussions, was clearly persuaded of the broader relevance of conclusions prompted by the study of the quantum formalism.

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10.1088/0031-9112/24/6/030

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