Convergence of repeated quantum nondemolition measurements and wave-function collapse

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Bauer, Michel ^a,b,c   Bernard, Denis ^b  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^c DIF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION THEORY;

DIRECT MEASUREMENT; INDIRECT MEASUREMENTS; QUANTUM NONDEMOLITION MEASUREMENTS; RATE OF CONVERGENCE; RELATIVE ENTROPY; TRAPPED FIELD; WAVE FUNCTION COLLAPSE;

WAVE FUNCTIONS;

EID: 80155199450     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.84.044103     Document Type: Article

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