Visibility fringe reduction due to noise-induced effects: Microscopic approach to interference experiments

International Journal of Modern Physics B

Volumn 21, Issue 27, 2007, Pages 4659-4676

  Villar, Paula I ^a   Lombardo, Fernando C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Decoherence; Matterwave interference; Quantum to classical transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448955714     PISSN: 02179792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S021797920703806X     Document Type: Article

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