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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2010 iii Paper 48 3 a ii Solution by
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For positive operators, the unique positive square root of an operator respects tensor products: . To verify this, diagonalize ; the product eigenvectors have eigenvalues , whose square roots are . Hence the operator inside the outer square root in the fidelity factors asTaking its positive square root and using gives .
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