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    In mathematical physics and mathematics, the Pauli matrices are a set of three 2 × 2 complex matrices that are traceless, Hermitian, involutory and unitary...
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  • term generalized Pauli matrices refers to families of matrices which generalize the (linear algebraic) properties of the Pauli matrices. Here, a few classes...
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  • \gamma ^{2},\gamma ^{3}\right\}\ ,} also called the Dirac matrices, are a set of conventional matrices with specific anticommutation relations that ensure they...
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  • general Pauli group Gn is defined to consist of all n-fold tensor products of Pauli matrices. The analog formula of Euler's formula in terms of the Pauli matrices...
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    consisting of the 2 × 2 identity matrix I {\displaystyle I} and all of the Pauli matrices X = σ 1 = ( 0 1 1 0 ) , Y = σ 2 = ( 0 − i i 0 ) , Z = σ 3 = ( 1 0 0...
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    introduced the 2×2 Pauli matrices as a basis of spin operators, thus solving the nonrelativistic theory of spin. This work, including the Pauli equation, is...
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    description of spins, we replace the spin variables with their respective Pauli matrices. However, depending on the direction of the magnetic field, we can create...
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  • The Gell-Mann matrices, developed by Murray Gell-Mann, are a set of eight linearly independent 3×3 traceless Hermitian matrices used in the study of the...
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  • which normalize the n-qubit Pauli group, i.e., map tensor products of Pauli matrices to tensor products of Pauli matrices through conjugation. The notion...
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    Transparent dry-erase sphere used to teach spherical geometry Pauli matrices – Matrices important in quantum mechanics and the study of spin Quaternionic...
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  • }}\equiv (\sigma _{1},\sigma _{2},\sigma _{3})} is the vector form of Pauli matrices. Matrices of this form have the following properties, which relate them intrinsically...
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    degree n, denoted SU(n), is the Lie group of n × n unitary matrices with determinant 1. The matrices of the more general unitary group may have complex determinants...
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  • In practice one often writes the gamma matrices in terms of 2 × 2 sub-matrices taken from the Pauli matrices and the 2 × 2 identity matrix. Explicitly...
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    U(s)=e^{iKs}} Since the Pauli matrices ( σ x , σ y , σ z ) {\displaystyle (\sigma _{x},\sigma _{y},\sigma _{z})} are unitary Hermitian matrices and have eigenvectors...
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  • Hermitian matrices include the Pauli matrices, the Gell-Mann matrices and their generalizations. In theoretical physics such Hermitian matrices are often...
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    discussing multi-qubit circuits. The Pauli gates ( X , Y , Z ) {\displaystyle (X,Y,Z)} are the three Pauli matrices ( σ x , σ y , σ z ) {\displaystyle (\sigma...
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  • single spin 1/2 particle, they can be defined as the eigenvectors of the Pauli matrices. As such, they are vectors mathematically but physics convention distinguishes...
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  • through Pauli matrices; see the 2 × 2 derivation for SU(2). For the general n × n case, one might use Ref. The Lie group of n × n rotation matrices, SO(n)...
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  • {I} \end{bmatrix}}} These two 4×4 matrices are related to the Dirac gamma matrices. Note that 0 and I are 2×2 matrices here. The next step is to look for...
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  • called the error basis (which is given by the Pauli matrices and the identity). To correct the error, the Pauli operator corresponding to the type of error...
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  • Weyl–Brauer matrices are an explicit realization of a Clifford algebra as a matrix algebra of 2⌊n/2⌋ × 2⌊n/2⌋ matrices. They generalize the Pauli matrices to n...
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  • mathematical physics, higher-dimensional gamma matrices generalize to arbitrary dimension the four-dimensional Gamma matrices of Dirac, which are a mainstay of relativistic...
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    article lists some important classes of matrices used in mathematics, science and engineering. A matrix (plural matrices, or less commonly matrixes) is a rectangular...
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    {\displaystyle 2\times 3} ⁠. Matrices are commonly used in linear algebra, where they represent linear maps. In geometry, matrices are widely used for specifying...
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    spin operators can be represented as simple 2 × 2 matrices. These matrices are called the Pauli matrices. Creation and annihilation operators can be constructed...
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  • Elementary matrix Exchange matrix Matrix of ones Pauli matrices (the identity matrix is the zeroth Pauli matrix) Householder transformation (the Householder...
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  • linear combination of the Pauli matrices, which provide a basis for 2 × 2 {\displaystyle 2\times 2} self-adjoint matrices:: 126  ρ = 1 2 ( I + r x σ...
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  • gamma matrices (known as Dirac matrices) and i is the imaginary unit. A second application of the Dirac operator will now reproduce the Pauli term exactly...
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  • Spin matrix (redirect from Spin matrices)
    of Pauli matrices Gamma matrices, which can be represented in terms of the Pauli matrices. Higher-dimensional gamma matrices In pure mathematics and physics:...
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  • spaces. Namely, for the spin-⁠1/2⁠ case, components of I are equal to Pauli matrices divided by 2, and so Iz = ⁠1/2⁠ τ3, where τ 3 = ( 1 0 0 − 1 ) . {\displaystyle...
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