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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2002 ib Paper 3 20D c Solution by
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Here and . Its time evolution for an additional interval isAt , . Acting on the state from the previous part givesIt differs from the initial state only by a global phase. For every observable or projection the phase cancels between bra and ket, so the final state is observationally indistinguishable from the original isolated state. A relative phase between two components or between coherently controlled alternatives would be observable; this overall phase of the entire state is not.
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