On the observation of decoherence with a movable mirror

European Physical Journal D

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 93-107

  Folman, R ^a   Schmiedmayer, J ^a   Ritsch, H ^a   Vitali, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOHERENCE; MOVABLE MIRRORS; QUANTUM EVOLUTION; SPATIAL SYMMETRY; SYMMETRY BREAKINGS;

EID: 0035219676     PISSN: 14346060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100530170291     Document Type: Article

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