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    Finding the density matrix of an ensemble

    Thanks Thanks James After a long hard think and a bit of maths I think I get it now. I think my understanding of the density matrix was wrong. We can make density matricies of pure states Sy up and down. When the measurements are thrown away all we know is that there are 2 different pure...
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    Finding the density matrix of an ensemble

    Still not quite there Thanks for taking the time to reply. However I am still unsure how to tackle the problem as I don't understand the meaning of \ M_m or what it represents and how I can use it. In your last reply you have pointed out exactly my problem. I have found the probabilities of a...
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    Finding the density matrix of an ensemble

    Hi I am just doing an undergraduate degree in physics and currently studying a course in the foundations of QM. The problem I want to solve is this: There is an ensemble in a state corresponding to vector (i, 2) A measurement of Sy (with the operator represented by the 2x2 pauli spin...
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