The scalar curvature of the Bures metric on the space of density matrices

Journal of Geometry and Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 16-24

  Dittmann, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bures metric; Density matrices; Scalar currature

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033177340     PISSN: 03930440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0393-0440(98)00068-0     Document Type: Article

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