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Bounds on Decoherence and Error

Quantum Physics 2008-11-26 v1

Abstract

When a confined system interacts with its walls (treated quantum mechanically), there is an intertwining of degrees of freedom. We show that this need not lead to entanglement, hence decoherence. It will generally lead to error. The wave function optimization required to avoid decoherence is also examined.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9701031,
  title  = {Bounds on Decoherence and Error},
  author = {L. Schulman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9701031},
  year   = {2008}
}

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10 pages, plain TeX, no figures