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On Unentangled Gleason Theorems for Quantum Information Theory

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It is shown here that a strengthening of Wallach's Unentangled Gleason Theorem can be obtained by applying results of the present authors on generalised Gleason theorems for quantum multi-measures arising from investigations of quantum decoherence functionals.

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  1. Physics Division, Starlab nv/sa, Boulevard Saint Michel 47, B-1040, Brussels, Belgium

    Oliver Rudolph

  2. Analysis and Combinatorics Research Centre, Mathematics, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AX, England

    J. D. Maitland Wright

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Rudolph, O., Maitland Wright, J.D. On Unentangled Gleason Theorems for Quantum Information Theory. Letters in Mathematical Physics 52, 239–245 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007696209271

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