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arXiv:2403.12947 · Annales Henri Poincaré

Fundamental Limitations on the Recoverability of Quantum Processes

S Sohail, Vivek Pandey, Uttam Singh, Siddhartha Das

Published Jul 24, 2025• 3 citations
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10.1007/s00023-025-01590-y

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