no-cloning theorem

in quantum information theory, the statement that it is impossible to create an independent and identical copy of an arbitrary unknown quantum state
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no-cloning theorem

Summary

no-cloning theorem is a no-go theorem[1]. It draws 239 Wikipedia views per month (no_go_theorem category, ranking #3 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • no-cloning theorem's instance of is recorded as no-go theorem[3].
  • no-cloning theorem's part of is recorded as list of theorems[4].
  • no-cloning theorem's Commons category is recorded as No-cloning theorem[5].
  • no-cloning theorem's opposite of is recorded as quantum no-deleting theorem[6].
  • no-cloning theorem's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05jfw[7].
  • no-cloning theorem's main subject is recorded as quantum cloning[8].
  • no-cloning theorem's proved by is recorded as William Wootters[9].
  • no-cloning theorem's proved by is recorded as Wojciech H. Zurek[10].
  • no-cloning theorem's proved by is recorded as Dennis Dieks[11].
  • no-cloning theorem's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://quantumcomputing.stackexchange.com/tags/no-cloning-theorem[12].
  • no-cloning theorem's Quora topic ID is recorded as No-Cloning-Theorem[13].
  • no-cloning theorem's nLab ID is recorded as no-cloning theorem[14].
  • no-cloning theorem's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[15].
  • no-cloning theorem's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 100307554[16].
  • no-cloning theorem's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 111439[17].
  • no-cloning theorem's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 215800[18].

Why It Matters

no-cloning theorem draws 239 Wikipedia views per month (no_go_theorem category, ranking #3 of 5).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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