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- Authors
- Zeh, H. D.
- Affiliations
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- Corresponding author
- H. D. Zeh
- Venue
- Foundations of Physics Letters
- Published
- 1999
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 197-200
- ISSN
- 0894-9875 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2108721306
- Cited by
- 76
- References
- 10
- Citations by year
- 2025: 5 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 18 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 5 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 1.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- arxiv.org
- Locations
- Foundations of Physics Letters (publishedVersion)
- arXiv (Cornell University) (submittedVersion)
- CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) (submittedVersion)
- arXiv (Cornell University)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Quantum Mechanics and Applications
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy of Biology and Scientific Explanation
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Nuclear and High Energy Physics › Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories
- Keywords
- Bohmian mechanics, wave mechanics, interpretation of quantum mechanics
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