The Great Veil, Reality, and Louis de Broglie: Personal Memories

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A history-making insight: Louis de Broglie as a realist, his reticences towards formalism.

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de Beauregard, O.C. (1994). The Great Veil, Reality, and Louis de Broglie: Personal Memories. In: van der Merwe, A., Garuccio, A. (eds) Waves and Particles in Light and Matter. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2550-9_1

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