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Experimental Investigation of the Dynamics of Quantum Discord in Optical Systems

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One of the most remarkable properties in quantum systems is the existence of correlations without the classical counterparts.

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  1. CAS Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People’s Republic of China

    Jin-Shi Xu, Chuan-Feng Li & Guang-Can Guo

  2. Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People’s Republic of China

    Jin-Shi Xu, Chuan-Feng Li & Guang-Can Guo

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Xu, JS., Li, CF., Guo, GC. (2017). Experimental Investigation of the Dynamics of Quantum Discord in Optical Systems. In: Fanchini, F., Soares Pinto, D., Adesso, G. (eds) Lectures on General Quantum Correlations and their Applications. Quantum Science and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53412-1_21

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