12.2b Qubit labs

Source: Lab ideas from Computational Physics (Landau, Páez, Bordeianu), §12.2. Continues 12.2.

Explorer

Pure Python.

Formula refresh

Warm up: pick the matching equation among lookalikes (same walk as the theory lesson).

Labs

Activity: $|u|^2+|v|^2$

For $u=3/5$, $v=4/5$, print the norm squared with 10 decimals.

No input.

Write-ups

0/2 solved

12.2b.W1

Using “bloch”, “theta”, and “qubit”, explain:

Where is a pure |0⟩ state on the Bloch sphere?

Minimum 3 words. Your answer must include: “bloch”, “theta”, “qubit”.

0 words/ 3 min

Meet the writing requirements, then you can open the model answer.

Next: 12.3 Entangled and separable states.