Journal of Particle Physics
Quantum Mechanics of ‘Two Path’ Experiments: Comparison of Neutrino Oscillations and the Young Double Slit
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- J.H.Field*
Département de Physique Nucléaire et Corpusculaire, Université de Genève 24, quai Ernest-Ansermet CH-1211Genève 4.
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