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arXiv:1212.6324 · Physics Letters A

Negative probabilities and information gain in weak measurements

Xuanmin Zhu, Qun Wei, Quanhui Liu, Shengjun Wu

Published Jul 19, 2013• 5 citations
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10.1016/j.physleta.2013.07.023

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