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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. Generalizations of Pauli matrices - Wikipedia

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    Multi-qubit Pauli matrices can be written as products of single-qubit Paulis on disjoint qubits. Alternatively, when it is clear from context, the tensor product symbol can be omitted, i.e. unsubscripted Pauli matrices written consecutively represents tensor product rather than matrix product. For example:

  4. Spinors in three dimensions - Wikipedia

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    Given a unit vector in 3 dimensions, for example (a, b, c), one takes a dot product with the Pauli spin matrices to obtain a spin matrix for spin in the direction of the unit vector. The eigenvectors of that spin matrix are the spinors for spin-1/2 oriented in the direction given by the vector. Example: u = (0.8, -0.6, 0) is a unit vector ...

  5. 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

  6. 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.

  7. Spinor - Wikipedia

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    In three Euclidean dimensions, for instance, the Pauli spin matrices are a set of gamma matrices, [i] and the two-component complex column vectors on which these matrices act are spinors. However, the particular matrix representation of the Clifford algebra, hence what precisely constitutes a "column vector" (or spinor), involves the choice of ...

  8. 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 ...

  9. 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.