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The Dynamical Roles Played by Mass and Proper Time in Physics

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If EPR (Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen) had been correct in 1935, and “elements of reality” actually existed, the subsequent history of quantum theory would have been completely different, and much more conservative.

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Greenberger, D.M. (2017). The Dynamical Roles Played by Mass and Proper Time in Physics. In: Bertlmann, R., Zeilinger, A. (eds) Quantum [Un]Speakables II. The Frontiers Collection. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-38987-5_19

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