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Fundamentals & Notations

decoherence

The loss of quantum behavior when a system interacts with its environment,...

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dephasing

A form of quantum noise that disrupts the relative phase between components...

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entanglement

A quantum correlation in which two or more systems share a joint...

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ground state

The lowest-energy state available to a quantum system. Preparing a system in...

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wavefunction

The mathematical function that describes the characteristics of the quantum state of...

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w-state

A multipartite entangled state with one shared excitation. Unlike a GHZ state,...

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Bra-Ket notation

Dirac's standard notation for quantum mechanics. A ket |ψ⟩ represents a quantum...

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Hamiltonian

The mathematical operator representing a system's total energy. It determines how a...

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photon

A discrete quantum of electromagnetic energy and the fundamental particle of light....

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spin

An intrinsic quantum form of angular momentum. Electron and nuclear spin states...

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