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Time in Quantum Mechanics

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Halliwell, J.J. (2008). Decoherent Histories for Space–Time Domains. In: Muga, J., Mayato, R.S., Egusquiza, Í. (eds) Time in Quantum Mechanics. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 734. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73473-4_6

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