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Quantum physics

the result that no physical process can make a perfect copy of an unknown quantum state.

In quantum physics, no-cloning theorem refers to the result that no physical process can make a perfect copy of an unknown quantum state. This meaning comes from Wootters (1982) in Nature.[1]

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References

Wootters, W. K., & Zurek, W. H. (1982). A single quantum cannot be cloned. Nature, 299(5886), 802-803. https://doi.org/10.1038/299802a0

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