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= Solution

The two conditions on a <density matrix> are \b[positive semidefiniteness and unit trace]:
$$
\boxed{\rho\geq0,\qquad\operatorname{Tr}\rho=1.}
$$
Here <positive semidefinite> includes being a <Hermitian matrix>, with $v^\dagger\rho v\geq0$ for every vector $v$. Equivalently, a <density matrix> is <Hermitian> with nonnegative <eigenvalues> summing to one.

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