Physicists Just Broke One Of Quantum Physics’ Biggest Restraints

By Sabine Hossenfelder

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Click the link below or scan the QR code to get started with Brilliant’s tutor for free. You can upgrade to Premium to unlock all courses. And right now, Science with Sabine viewers can save 20% off an annual subscription at http://Brilliant.org/Sabine/ One of the biggest limitations of quantum quantum computing is the “no cloning” theorem, which says you cannot copy a quantum state without destroying the original. If you could copy quantum states without harming the original, much of the error-correcting complications in quantum computing could be avoided. Luckily, in a recent paper, physicists have demonstrated that there’s a way around the “no cloning” limitations. Let’s take a look. Paper: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2602.10695 👕T-shirts, mugs, posters and more: ➜ https://sabines-store.dashery.com/ 💌 Support me on Donorbox ➜ https://donorbox.org/swtg 👉 Transcript with links to references on Patreon ➜ https://www.patreon.com/Sabine 📝 Transcripts and written news on Substa

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