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  2. Pauli matrices - Wikipedia

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    The fact that the Pauli matrices, along with the identity matrix I, form an orthogonal basis for the Hilbert space of all 2 × 2 complex matrices , over , means that we can express any 2 × 2 complex matrix M as = + where c is a complex number, and a is a 3-component, complex vector.

  3. Spinors in three dimensions - Wikipedia

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    There were some precursors to Cartan's work with 2×2 complex matrices: Wolfgang Pauli had used these matrices so intensively that elements of a certain basis of a four-dimensional subspace are called Pauli matrices σ i, so that the Hermitian matrix is written as a Pauli vector. [2] In the mid 19th century the algebraic operations of this algebra of four complex dimensions were studied as ...

  4. Fierz identity - Wikipedia

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    The Fierz identities are also sometimes called the Fierz–Pauli–Kofink identities, as Pauli and Kofink described a general mechanism for producing such identities. There is a version of the Fierz identities for Dirac spinors and there is another version for Weyl spinors. And there are versions for other dimensions besides 3+1 dimensions.

  5. 3D rotation group - Wikipedia

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    where R T denotes the transpose of R and I is the 3 × 3 identity matrix. Matrices for which this property holds are called orthogonal matrices. The group of all 3 × 3 orthogonal matrices is denoted O(3), and consists of all proper and improper rotations. In addition to preserving length, proper rotations must also preserve orientation.

  6. Pauli group - Wikipedia

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    The Möbius–Kantor graph, the Cayley graph of the Pauli group with generators X, Y, and Z. In physics and mathematics, the Pauli group on 1 qubit is the 16-element matrix group consisting of the 2 × 2 identity matrix and all of the Pauli matrices

  7. Two-state quantum system - Wikipedia

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    The matrix is the 2×2 identity matrix and the matrices with =,, are the Pauli matrices. This decomposition simplifies the analysis of the system, especially in the time-independent case, where the values of α , β , γ {\displaystyle \alpha ,\beta ,\gamma } and δ {\displaystyle \delta } are constants.

  8. Matrix exponential - Wikipedia

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    the matrix exponential reduces to a plain product of the exponentials of the two respective pieces. This is a formula often used in physics, as it amounts to the analog of Euler's formula for Pauli spin matrices, that is rotations of the doublet representation of the group SU(2).

  9. List of named matrices - Wikipedia

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    A Hankel matrix. Identity matrix: A square diagonal matrix, with all entries on the main diagonal equal to 1, and the rest 0. a ij = δ ij: Lehmer matrix: a ij = min(i, j) ÷ max(i, j). A positive symmetric matrix. Matrix of ones: A matrix with all entries equal to one. a ij = 1. Pascal matrix: A matrix containing the entries of Pascal's ...