Decoherence as decay of the Loschmidt echo in a Lorentz gas

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 4-

  Cucchietti, F M ^a   Pastawski, H M ^a,b   Wisniacki, D A ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Argentina)

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EID: 85035296459     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.65.045206     Document Type: Article

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