Universal Quantum Gates

Now that we know how to specify made-to-order quantum states, in this section you’ll study quantum gates that put qubits in these custom states.

In general, every quantum gate, including the NOT, H, Z, and the quantum logic gates, operates on quantum states defined with complex numbers. Recall from Rotating Qubelets Through Any Angle, the quantum state images/_pragprog/svg-83.png is written as follows:

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Consider a quantum state defined by images/_pragprog/svg-120.png, as follows: ...

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