Null Column Vector vs $ |0 \rangle$

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ognik

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Nov 17, 2015

Hi - is there any difference between 'null column vector' and $ |0 \rangle $? Ta

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Nov 17, 2015

There's no difference in the usual matrix interpretation of bras and kets. Kets are column vectors, and bras are complex conjugate tranposes, so they're row vectors. This does change in infinite-dimensional Hilbert space.

Null Column Vector vs $ |0 \rangle$

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