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Violation of signal locality and unitarity in a merger of quantum mechanics and general relativity

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It is shown that a violation of signal locality and unitarity occur in a particular merger of quantum mechanics and general relativity.

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Ghose, P. Violation of signal locality and unitarity in a merger of quantum mechanics and general relativity. Pramana - J Phys 49, 65–69 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02856338

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