articlePhysical Review LettersSep 29, 2004GREEN OA

Finite-Time Disentanglement Via Spontaneous Emission

TYTing YuJHJ. H. Eberly

University of Rochester

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Abstract

We show that under the influence of pure vacuum noise two entangled qubits become completely disentangled in a finite-time, and in a specific example we find the time to be given by ln((2+sqrt[2] / 2) times the usual spontaneous lifetime.

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  • Physics
  • Qubit
  • Spontaneous emission
  • Noise (video)
  • Quantum mechanics
  • Statistical physics
  • Quantum electrodynamics
  • Quantum
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Reduced inequalities
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