A statistical mechanics view on Kitaev's proposal for quantum memories

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical

Volumn 40, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 6451-6467

  Alicki, R ^a   Fannes, M ^b   Horodecki, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 34250182747     PISSN: 17518113     EISSN: 17518121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1751-8113/40/24/012     Document Type: Article

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