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    Understanding 2x2 Matrices: Representation and Dot Product

    Homework Statement Suppose a 2x2 matrix X (not necessarily hermitian, nor unitary) is written as X = a0 + sigma . a (the sigma . a is a dot product between sigma and a) where a0 and a1, a2 and a3 are numbers. How on Earth does X represent a matrix? it's a number added to another number...