Optimal state for keeping reference frames aligned and the platonic solids

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Kolenderski, Piotr ^a   Demkowicz Dobrzanski, Rafal ^a  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARTESIANS; MAJORANA REPRESENTATIONS; OPTIMAL STATES; PLATONIC SOLIDS; QUBIT STATES; REFERENCE FRAMES; SINGLE SPINS; SPIN STATES; SUB SPACES;

SPIN DYNAMICS;

EID: 57149115139     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.78.052333     Document Type: Article

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