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A qubit (or quantum bit) is the analog of a bit for quantum computation. Unlike an ordinary bit, which may only assume two possible values (usually called 0 and 1), a qubit may assume a continuum of values of the form a|0>+b|1> where a and b are arbitrary complex numbers satisfying |a|^2+|b|^2=1.


See also

Bit, Bloch Sphere

This entry contributed by David Terr

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References

Bouwmeester, D.; Ekert, A.; and Zeilinger, A. (Eds.). The Physics of Quantum Information: Quantum Cryptography, Quantum Teleportation, Quantum Computation. Berlin:Springer-Verlag, 2000.Nielsen, M. and Chuang, I. Quantum Computation and Quantum Information. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2000.

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Terr, David. "Qubit." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource, created by Eric W. Weisstein. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Qubit.html

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