Breakdown of the classical description of a local system

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Breakdown of the classical description of a local system. / Eran, Kot; Grønbech-Jensen, Niels; Nielsen, Bo Melholt; Neergaard-Nielsen, Jonas Schou; Polzik, Eugene Simon; Sørensen, Anders Søndberg.

I: EPL, Bind 108, Nr. 23, 06.06.2012, s. 233601.

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Eran, K, Grønbech-Jensen, N, Nielsen, BM, Neergaard-Nielsen, JS, Polzik, ES & Sørensen, AS 2012, 'Breakdown of the classical description of a local system', EPL, bind 108, nr. 23, s. 233601. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.233601

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Eran, K., Grønbech-Jensen, N., Nielsen, B. M., Neergaard-Nielsen, J. S., Polzik, E. S., & Sørensen, A. S. (2012). Breakdown of the classical description of a local system. EPL, 108(23), 233601. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.233601

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Eran K, Grønbech-Jensen N, Nielsen BM, Neergaard-Nielsen JS, Polzik ES, Sørensen AS. Breakdown of the classical description of a local system. EPL. 2012 jun. 6;108(23):233601. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.233601

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Eran, Kot ; Grønbech-Jensen, Niels ; Nielsen, Bo Melholt ; Neergaard-Nielsen, Jonas Schou ; Polzik, Eugene Simon ; Sørensen, Anders Søndberg. / Breakdown of the classical description of a local system. I: EPL. 2012 ; Bind 108, Nr. 23. s. 233601.

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