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5 Non-Holonomic Control III: Coherence Protection by the Quantum Zeno Effect and Non-Holonomic Control

E. Brion, V. M. Akulin, D. Comparat, Ilya I. Dumer, V. Gershkovich, G. Harel, Gershon Kurizki, I. E. Mazets, P. Pillet

Published Jul 16, 2005• 0 citations
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In this paper, we present a coherence protection method based upon a multidimensional generalization of the Quantum Zeno Effect, as well as ideas from the coding theory. The non-holonomic control technique is employed as a physical tool which allows its effective implementation. The two limiting cases of small and large quantum systems are considered.

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