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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2002 ib Paper 3 20D b Solution by
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In the ordered eigenbasis, , a Pauli matrix. The coefficient equations are and , with , . Differentiating the first gives , and its initial derivative vanishes. ThusThe population of is . To be an eigenstate of eigenvalue , the coefficient of must vanish. Its first positive zero isThe global phase does not change its eigenstate or measurement probabilities.
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