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Half-Life and the Uncertainty Principle

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An attempt is made to give an accurate mathematical interpretation of the energy–time uncertainty relation.

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Petrova, E.N., Pirogov, S.A. Half-Life and the Uncertainty Principle. Probl Inf Transm 59, 239–242 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0032946023040038

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