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1、DECODINGREALITYTHEUNIVERSEASQUANTUMINFORMATIONThispageintentionallyleftblankDECODINGREALITYTheUniverseasQuantumInformationVLATKOVEDRALUniversityofOxford,EnglandandNationalUniversityofSingapore,Singapore13GreatClarendonStreet,Oxfordox26dpOxfordUniversityPressisadepartmento
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7、diaPrintedinGreatBritainonacid-freepaperbyClaysLtd.,StIvesPlcISBN978–0–19–923769–213579108642Dedicatedtomymother–thepainfromherabsenceisonlymarginallyalleviatedbymy(imperfectlyencoded)memoriesofher.ThispageintentionallyleftblankCONTENTSAcknowledgementsixPrologue11Creation
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