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Thou Shalt Not Clone One Bit!

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We prove a no-triplets theorem for spin 1 particles, which implies a strengthened form of the no-cloning theorem.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544-1000, USA

    John Conway & Simon Kochen

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Conway, J., Kochen, S. Thou Shalt Not Clone One Bit!. Found Phys 40, 430–433 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-010-9409-3

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