Notes on decoherence at absolute zero
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The problem of electron decoherence at low-temperature is analyzed from the perspective of recent experiments on decoherence rate measurement and on related localization phenomena in low-dimensional systems. The importance of decoherence at zero temperature, perhaps induced by quantum #uctuations, is put in a broader context. ( 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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