Is a Qubit in a Quantum Superposition or a Mixed State?

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Trixie Mattel

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Jan 19, 2017

Is it in a Quantum superposition, and then only in a mixed state when finding the reduced state of a qubit from an entanglement of multiple qubits?

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Jan 19, 2017

Trixie Mattel said:

Is it in a Quantum superposition, and then only in a mixed state when finding the reduced state of a qubit from an entanglement of multiple qubits?

Yes.

Trixie Mattel

Jan 19, 2017

Thank you very much!

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