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PieroC
If I construct a set of qubit gates, say {G1, G2 ... Gk ... Gn}, that can act on a state |ψ>, what does it mean for the set of states Gk |ψ> to span the Bloch sphere?
As an example, take the set {G1, G2, G3, G4} = { I, X π/2 , Y π/2, Xπ }
Here, X π/2 denotes a π/2 rotation about the x-axis, Y π/2 denotes a π/2 rotation about the y-axis, and so on.
The set of states |ψk>= Gk |ψ>, is said to span the Bloch sphere. But I'm having trouble understanding what this really means.
As an example, take the set {G1, G2, G3, G4} = { I, X π/2 , Y π/2, Xπ }
Here, X π/2 denotes a π/2 rotation about the x-axis, Y π/2 denotes a π/2 rotation about the y-axis, and so on.
The set of states |ψk>= Gk |ψ>, is said to span the Bloch sphere. But I'm having trouble understanding what this really means.
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