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arXiv:2402.16477 · Annales Henri Poincaré

Order p Quantum Wasserstein Distances from Couplings

Emily Beatty, Daniel Stilck França

Published Mar 10, 2025• 6 citations
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10.1007/s00023-025-01557-z

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