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Entanglement transition from variable-strength weak measurements

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Entanglement transition from variable-strength weak measurements. / Szyniszewski, Marcin; Romito, Alessandro; Schomerus, Henning.
In: Physical review B, Vol. 100, No. 6, 064204, 22.08.2019, p. 064204.

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Szyniszewski M, Romito A, Schomerus H. Entanglement transition from variable-strength weak measurements. Physical review B. 2019 Aug 22;100(6):064204. 064204. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.100.064204

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