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Quantum information science

a pre- and post-selected scenario in which a particle is found with certainty in either of two boxes, depending on which box is opened.

In quantum information science, three-box paradox refers to a pre- and post-selected scenario in which a particle is found with certainty in either of two boxes, depending on which box is opened. This meaning comes from Aharonov (1991) in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General.[1]

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Aharonov, Y., & Vaidman, L. (1991). Complete description of a quantum system at a given time. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General, 24(10), 2315-2328. https://doi.org/10.1088/0305-4470/24/10/018

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