Quantum-Classical Transition Induced by Electrical Measurement

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2002, Pages

  Mozyrsky, D ^a   Martin, I ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAMPING; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; ELECTRON TUNNELING; HEATING; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

DEPHASING EFFECTS; QUANTUM HEATING;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 4243206063     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.018301     Document Type: Article

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