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Communications in Theoretical Physics

Quantum Superposition of Two Coherent States in a Mesoscopic Josephson Junction

Zou Jian, Shao Bin

Published Mar 15, 2000• 1 citation
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Abstract

We study a mesoscopic Josephson junction in a circular superconducting ring which encloses a magneto static flux. It is shown that with the junction being initially prepared in vacuum state, the state of the junction can evolve into a quantum superposition of two coherent states.
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10.1088/0253-6102/33/2/309

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