TY - JOUR AU - Luis Aina, Alfredo PY - 2001 DO - 10.1103/PhysRevA.64.054102 SN - 1050-2947 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/59678 T2 - Physical review A AB - We demonstrate that the superpositions of macroscopically distinct coherent states are maximally entangled states. Among other possible applications of this result, in this paper we show that the experimental arrangements generating superpositions of... LA - eng M2 - 054102_1 PB - American Physical Society KW - Pair coherent states KW - Schrodinger cat states KW - Nonclassical states KW - Distinct states KW - Trapped ions KW - Decoherence KW - Generation KW - Cavity KW - Motion KW - Atom TI - Equivalence between macroscopic quantum superpositions and maximally entangled states: application to phase-shift detection TY - journal article VL - 64 ER -