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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2004 iii Paper 53 1 Solution by
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Write for the controlled unitary gate. For a normalized eigenvector , the first Hadamard gate and quantum phase kickback giveThe final Hadamard gate therefore produces the unentangled outputThe auxiliary system is unchanged, while its eigenphase becomes accessible through interference of the control qubit. The special unitary group assumption is not needed for this calculation; unitarity and the normalized eigenvector suffice.
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