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arXiv:quant-ph/0002078

Quantum Tomography Via Group Theory

M. Paini

Published Feb 25, 2000• 1 citation
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Abstract

Amongst the multitude of state reconstruction techniques, the so-called "quantum tomography" seems to be the most fruitful. In this letter, I will start by developing the mathematical apparatus of quantum tomography and, later, I will explain how it can be applied to various quantum systems.
DOI
10.48550/arxiv.quant-ph/0002078

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