Decoherence as a sequence of entanglement swaps

@article{Fields2019DecoherenceAA,
  title={Decoherence as a sequence of entanglement swaps},
  author={Chris A. Fields},
  journal={Results in Physics},
  year={2019}
}
  • C. Fields
  • Published 2 February 2019
  • Computer Science
  • Results in Physics
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