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arXiv:quant-ph/0601158 · Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics

Quantum probability theory

Miklós Rédei, Stephen J. Summers

Published Jun 1, 2007• 110 citations
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10.1016/j.shpsb.2006.05.006

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