Kirchhoff's rule for quantum wires. II: The inverse problem with possible applications to quantum computers

Fortschritte der Physik

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 703-716

  Kostrykin, V ^a   Schrader, R ^b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

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EID: 0034369324     PISSN: 00158208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-3978(200008)48:8<703::AID-PROP703>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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