Quantum Reality, Relativistic Causality, and Closing the Epistemic Circle Essays in Honour of Abner Shimony /

In July 2006, a major international conference was held at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Canada, to celebrate the career and work of a remarkable man of letters. Abner Shimony, who is well known for his pioneering contributions to foundations of quantum mechanics, is a physicist a...

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Main Authors: Myrvold, Wayne C. (Author), Christian, Joy. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
Series:The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science, 73
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9107-0
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