Entangled States in Qubits: Product or Entangled?

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The discussion focuses on determining whether specific quantum states are product or entangled states. The states in question are (i) [Xi] = \frac{1}{2} ([00] + [01] + [10] - [11]) and (ii) [Xi] = \frac{1}{\sqrt{10}} ([01] + 3 [10]). The first state is identified as a product state, while the second state is concluded to be entangled. The methodology involves using tensor products to analyze the states and checking for possible values of coefficients that satisfy the equality for product states.

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Homework Statement



Suppose we define states [0] and [1] be the basis which [0] = (1,0) and [1] = (0,1).

There are two things I want to ask. Are the following states product or entangled states?

(i) [Xi] = \frac{1}{2} ([00] + [01] + [10] - [11])

(ii) [Xi] = \frac{1}{\sqrt{10}} ([01] + 3 [10])

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I understand that [Xi] = \frac{1}{2} ([00] + [01] + [10] + [11]) is a product state, since it can be represented by the tensor products between two qubits. But I just can't see what the answers are for the questions I stated at above. Hm... I guess they're both entangled, am I wrong?
 
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A general two qubit product state is |\Psi\rangle=(\alpha|0\rangle+\beta|1\rangle)\otimes(\gamma|0\rangle+\delta|1\rangle)...Expand the tensor product and equate it to the state you wish to test... are there any values of \alpha, \beta, \gamma and \delta that make that equality hold?
 

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