Phonon decoherence of quantum entanglement: Robust and fragile states

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 19, 2002, Pages 1-4

  Yu, T ^a   Eberly, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 84864461863     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.66.193306     Document Type: Article

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