Purification of quantum state through Zeno-like measurements

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan

Volumn 72, Issue SUPPL.C, 2003, Pages 34-37

  Yuasa, Kazuya ^a   Nakazato, Hiromichi ^a   Takazawa, Tomoko ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Purification of quantum states; Quantum Zeno effect; Repeated measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444320325     PISSN: 00319015     EISSN: 13474073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JPSJS.72SC.34     Document Type: Conference Paper

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