A size criterion for macroscopic superposition states

Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 429-436

  Björk, Gunnar ^a   Luca Mana, Piero G ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Disconnectivity; Interference; Macroscopic superpositions; Schr dinger cat states

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

DISCONNECTIVITY; INTERFERENCE; MACROSCOPIC SUPERPOSITIONS; SCHRÖDINGER CAT STATES;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 9744264046     PISSN: 14644266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4266/6/11/001     Document Type: Article

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