nfelddav
Nov13-08, 05:20 PM
Do quantum logic gates perform measurements? (collapse the wavefunction)
For example:
If I apply a cNOT gate to a pair of cubits with wavefunction 1/\sqrt{2} |10> + 1/\sqrt{2} |00>
what would I expect as the result?
1/\sqrt{2} |11> + 1/\sqrt{2} |00>
?
or
1|11>
or
1|00>
or
are the states not entangled? This seems unlikely because it would be cloning...
For example:
If I apply a cNOT gate to a pair of cubits with wavefunction 1/\sqrt{2} |10> + 1/\sqrt{2} |00>
what would I expect as the result?
1/\sqrt{2} |11> + 1/\sqrt{2} |00>
?
or
1|11>
or
1|00>
or
are the states not entangled? This seems unlikely because it would be cloning...