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We show how quantum waves can produce EPR-type correlations and argue that the prediction of such wavelike correlations precludes the individuation of the path followed.
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Auletta, G., Tarozzi, G. Wavelike Correlations Versus Path Detection: Another Form of Complementarity. Found Phys Lett 17, 89–95 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:FOPL.0000013006.73220.5b
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