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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2012 iii Paper 67 4 c Solution by
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Let . In terms of the Pauli X gate, the given unitary operator is , with and . Since and ,Thus the normalized eigenvectors are , with eigenvalues and respectively. At they coincide as eigenvalues, and the whole two-dimensional Hilbert space is the eigenspace; the same chosen eigenbasis remains valid.
Prepare independently of and use the exact quantum phase estimation circuit of the preceding parts on the controlled- black box. It returns exactly usingThe chosen eigenstate contains all the unknown phase information, unlike , whose eigenvalue is independent of .
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