1.2.2 Measurement operators
Course subject(s)
Module 1: Working with Single Qubits
Now that we have learned about the Born Rule, we are able to study the measurements and how they affect a quantum state.
Arjen helps us understand how a projective quantum measurement can be expressed in the braket notation. This is done by the measurement operators, which let us know the probability of measuring a certain state and the remaining state after performing such a measurement.
Main Takeaways
- The sandwich rule calculates the probability or expectation value of a certain measurement. The latter is the inner product of the initial state and the state resulting from the measurement.
- The identity rule states that the sum over all measurement operators in a basis is the identity matrix.
- The normalization rule expresses that after applying a measurement operator on a quantum state, this needs to be divided by the square root of the probability of such measurement to normalize it.
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