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This paper explores the possibility of an event interpretation of quantum field theory.
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Research performed during stays at Utrecht State University at the Institute for the History and Foundations of Science.
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Hoekzema, D.J. Quantum event theory: A Tetrode-Fokker version of quantum field theory. Found Phys 22, 487–506 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00732919
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