Wave packet spreading: Temperature and squeezing effects with applications to quantum measurement and decoherence

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 319-324

  Ford, G W ^a,b   O'Connell, R F ^a,c  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 23044531508     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.1447540     Document Type: Article

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