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Viewpoint: Quantum trajectories face a transition

David Andrieux

Published Apr 19, 2010• 0 citations
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Abstract

Quantum jumps such as those observed in photon emission from single molecules show a complex behavior that may indicate a phase transition between different kinds of temporal dynamics.

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