11. If $a^{4}+b^{4}=a^{2}-2 a^{2} b^{2}+b^{2}+6$, then $a^{2}+b^{2}=$ $\qquad$ .
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Given $a^{4}+b^{4}=a^{2}-2 a^{2} b^{2}+b^{2}+6$, we have $\left(a^{2}+b^{2}\right)^{2}-\left(a^{2}+b^{2}\right)-6=0$.
Therefore, $a^{2}+b^{2}=3$ or -2.
Since $a^{2}+b^{2} \geqslant 0$, we have $a^{2}+b^{2}=3$.