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Lei Xiao, Kunkun Wang, Xiang Zhan

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    |August 10, 2017
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    Researchers experimentally investigated uncertainty relations for unitary operators, a key quantum physics concept. Their findings confirm a new relation that avoids triviality and aligns with quantum theory predictions.

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