Conditional phase shift for Grover's algorithm

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The discussion focuses on the conditional phase shift in Grover's algorithm, specifically the representation of the unitary operator as 2|0><0| - I. The user analyzes equations 4a and 4b, clarifying that for equation 4a, the result simplifies to |0>. The confusion arises in equation 4b regarding the treatment of the identity operator I|0> and I|x>, with the author seemingly addressing cases where x=0 separately. The conversation indicates that this is part of a student project exploring quantum computing concepts.

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Dear fellas, I am reading a quantum physics tutorial to understand Grover's algorithm and I am stuck with a (very simple) deduction.
I have the pdf attached page 23 at the top.
I am trying to understand the following deduction:
"The conditional phase shift can be represented by the unitary operator 2|0> <0| - I:"

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for eq. 4a) I was expecting to be:

[2 |0><0| - I] |0> =
2 |0> <0|0> - I|0> = 2|0> - |0> =
|0>

as for eq. 4b I can't understand it at all. Why does the author considers I|0> = I and I|x> = I? What am I missing?
 

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Just a lot of typos. As to 4b), I think the author just treats the case where ##x=0## separately since it isn't picking up the minus sign.
 
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It seems that this a student project.

It looks like ##\left| x \right>## has has been split into two cases: ##\left| x= 0 \right>## in (4a); ##\left| x \neq 0\right> ## with ##\left| 0 \right>## and ##\left| x \right>## orthogonal to each other in (4b),

@Haborix relied with similar comments while I was typing.
 
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