Simulating a quantum magnet with trappedions

Nature Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 757-761

  Friedenauer, A ^a   Schmitz, H ^a   Glueckert, J T ^a   Porras, D ^a   Schaetz, T ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; PHASE TRANSITIONS; QUANTUM OPTICS; TRAPPED IONS;

COMPLEX QUANTUM SYSTEMS; CONVENTIONAL COMPUTERS; FERROMAGNETIC ORDERINGS; QUANTUM FLUCTUATION; QUANTUM PHASE TRANSITIONS; SPIN CONFIGURATIONS; SUPERPOSITION STATE; THERMAL FLUCTUATIONS;

QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT;

EID: 53349145334     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1032     Document Type: Article

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