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International Studies in the Philosophy of Science Volume 12, 1998 - Issue 3
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On schizophrenic experiences of the neutron or why we should believe in the many‐worlds interpretation of quantum theory

Lev Vaidman School of Physics and Astronomy, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel‐Aviv University, Tel‐Aviv, 69978, Israel E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 245-261 | Published online: 10 Jun 2008

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