A single quantum cannot be cloned

1982/10/01 by William K. Wootters, W. K. Wootters, W. H. Zurek +1 · 24 citations
Computer Science · Medicine · Physics and Astronomy · #Biofield Effects and Biophysics #Quantum Information and Cryptography #Quantum Mechanics and Applications

paper · doi:10.1038/299802a0

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Citations

• Can Quantum-Mechanical Description of Physical Reality Be Considered Complete?

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