Peter Shor

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Are these two quantum systems distinguishable?
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Why do people categorically dismiss some simple quantum models?
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The transactional interpretation of quantum mechanics
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direct sum of anyons?
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Where's earths death bulge, destroying everything in it's path?
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What is the Holevo-Schumacher-Westmoreland capacity of a Pauli channel?
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Information Retrieval
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Isn't wave particle duality of light actually cheating?
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Is “analog” quantum-computation not useful?
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Which qubit states are accessible with linear optics operations?
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Is it possible to define a “it went through two slits” observable?
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Informational capacity of qubits and photons
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A tutorial explanation of decoherence?
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How to avoid getting shocked
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Does no-cloning theorem implies a no-comparison theorem?
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Could the measurement problem be solved by string theory / other ToE?
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Can gravitational potential energy be released in a fire?
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Human as a heat engine
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Depolarizing threshold for CSS codes
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Consistent theory of continuum
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How does water evaporate if it doesn't boil?
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What is the difference between Quantum teleportation and Radio waves?
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Multiqubit state tomography by performing measurement in the same basis
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Can quantum communication really replace electromagnetic waves for telecommunication medium in future?
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Hadamard gates and constructing them
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Quantum cryptography: encryptions
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For a theoretical (not mathematical) physicist, is there a need to learn pure mathematics?
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Hydrostatics: Log floating in water near a dam
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Restrictions on defining microstates (Entropy)
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How could a particle be isolated to avoid decoherence?
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