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Linear Algebra and its Applications

An analysis of completely-positive trace-preserving maps on M2

Mary Beth Ruskai, Stanisław J. Szarek, Elisabeth M. Werner

Published May 1, 2002• 353 citations
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10.1016/s0024-3795(01)00547-x

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