Introducing Microsoft Quantum Computing for Developers: Using the Quantum Development Kit and Q#

© Johnny Hooyberghs 2022

J. HooyberghsIntroducing Microsoft Quantum Computing for Developershttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7246-6_3

3. Quantum Gates and Circuits

Johnny Hooyberghs¹  

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Willebroek, Belgium

 

In the previous chapter, I discussed the state of a qubit and what putting that qubit in superposition does to its state. You learned about the complex nature of that state and how to represent it using some linear algebra and the Bloch sphere.

Storing a binary value inside a qubit or putting a qubit in superposition is not very useful in itself. Things become more useful if you can use multiple qubits together and perform operations on them in a specific order to create circuits.

This chapter will provide an overview of some of the most common ...