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Stochastic mechanics and random fields

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Nelson, E. (1988). Stochastic mechanics and random fields. In: Hennequin, PL. (eds) École d'Été de Probabilités de Saint-Flour XV–XVII, 1985–87. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1362. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0086184

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