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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2007 iii Paper 34 5 c Solution by
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The orthogonal projection onto the eigenspace of the Pauli matrix is . By the Born rule and the Bloch vector representation,Since ,The given vector has length , so it lies inside the Bloch ball and indeed defines a valid mixed qubit state. For the physical spin operator , the corresponding outcome is with the same probability.
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