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Book Title: Qbism: The Future Of Quantum Physics
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Publication Name: Qbism : the Future of Quantum Physics
Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Year: 2016
Subject: Physics / Quantum Theory
Item Height: 1 in
Item Weight: 14.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Hans Christian Von Baeyer
Item Length: 8.3 in
Subject Area: Science
Item Width: 5.3 in
Format: Hardcover
