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Interpretation and Decoherence: A Contribution to the Debate Vassallo & Esfeld Versus Crull

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Fortin, S., Lombardi, O. Interpretation and Decoherence: A Contribution to the Debate Vassallo & Esfeld Versus Crull. Found Phys 47, 1423–1427 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-017-0121-4

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