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Quantum mechanics with nonlinear operators is shown to be an essentially classical theory. A general scheme of delinearization of a quantum theory is described.
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Bugajski, S. Nonlinear quantum mechanics is a classical theory. Int J Theor Phys 30, 961–971 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00673988
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