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Entanglement in a Classical System

David W. Snoke

Published Apr 30, 2024• 0 citations

Abstract

This chapter presents the surprising mathematical result that classical systems can indeed have entanglement. However, the degree to which they can be entangled is strictly limited, while quantum systems have no limit to their amount of entanglement.

DOI: 10.1017/9781009261562.019

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