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Extracting information from a qubit by multiple observers: toward a theory of sequential state discrimination

We discuss sequential unambiguous state-discrimination measurements performed on the same qubit. Alice prepares a qubit in one of two possible states. The qubit is first sent to Bob, who measures it, and then on to Charlie, who also measures it. The object in both cases is to determine which state A...

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Published in:Physical review letters 2013-09, Vol.111 (10), p.100501-100501, Article 100501
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