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Noble truth

Robert P Crease

Published Nov 1, 2022• 0 citations

Abstract

Physicists and philosophers of science often appear to operate in different spaces. Robert P Crease reports from a meeting where they were, for once, in the same quantum state.

DOI: 10.1088/2058-7058/35/09/19

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