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arXiv:quant-ph/0311042

Inferring linear quantum dynamics without no-signaling

S. Gheorghiu-Svirschevski

Published Nov 7, 2003• 1 citation
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Abstract

It is shown that the no-signaling condition is not needed in order to argue a linear quantum dynamics from standard quantum statics and the usual interpretation of quantum measurement outcomes as probabilistic mixtures.
DOI
10.48550/arxiv.quant-ph/0311042

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