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- noun physics A concept introduced in order to apply
quantum corrections to classicalstatistical mechanics
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quasi- + probability
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In this work we show that the spherical topology of polarization imposes a limit on how much squeezing can occur, leading to the quasi-probability distributions wrapping around the sphere-a phenomenon we term 'over-squeezing'.
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The symmetry properties of polarization imply that the measured triphoton states can be most naturally represented by quasi-probability distributions on the surface of a sphere.
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