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Density Matrix

Density Matrix is a mathematical representation in quantum mechanics that describes the statistical state of a quantum system, distinguishing itself from pure state descriptions by encoding both classical probabilities and quantum superpositions through a positive semi-definite operator of unit trace on a Hilbert space.

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Entanglement of Formation of an Arbitrary State of Two Qubits

William K. Wootters · Physical Review Letters · 1998 · 8.3K citations · Full text

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Separability Criterion for Density Matrices

Asher Peres · Physical Review Letters · 1996 · 5.2K citations · Full text

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On the Theory of the Brownian Motion

G. E. Uhlenbeck, L. S. Ornstein · Physical Review · 1930 · 4.5K citations

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The density-matrix renormalization group in the age of matrix product states

Annals of Physics · 2010 · 4.1K citations · Full text

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A complete active space SCF method (CASSCF) using a density matrix formulated super-CI approach

Björn O. Roos, Peter R. Taylor, Per E.M. Sigbahn · Chemical Physics · 1980 · 4K citations

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  1. SM
    Shaul Mukamel

    University of California, Irvine, United States

    39 publications · 3.1K citations

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    David A. Mazziotti

    University of Chicago, United States

    40 publications · 2.1K citations

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  3. GE
    Gustavo E. Scuseria

    Rice University, United States

    23 publications · 4K citations

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  4. JE
    John E. Harriman

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    23 publications · 1.4K citations

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    N. H. March

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    23 publications · 862 citations

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    46 h-index

    182 publications

    10.9K citations

  2. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    45 h-index

    86 publications

    11.8K citations

  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    42 h-index

    86 publications

    10.5K citations

  4. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    39 h-index

    78 publications

    6.1K citations

  5. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    36 h-index

    73 publications

    6.9K citations

  6. University of Rochester

    Rochester, United States

    36 h-index

    61 publications

    5.1K citations

  7. Los Alamos National Laboratory

    Los Alamos, United States

    34 h-index

    62 publications

    9.1K citations

  8. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    34 h-index

    71 publications

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  1. The Journal of Chemical Physics

    631 publications · 50.1K citations

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  2. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 272 publications · 53.7K citations

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  3. Physical Review A

    PRA · 533 publications · 36K citations

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  4. Physical Review B

    PRB · 214 publications · 13.2K citations

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  5. Physical review. B, Condensed matter

    PRB · 153 publications · 13.8K citations

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