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= Solution
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By linearity, the <isotropic qubit map> acts as
$$
\boxed{\mathcal E_r(\rho)=\frac12(I+r\mathbf s\cdot\boldsymbol\sigma),\qquad
\mathbf s\longmapsto r\mathbf s.}
$$
It contracts or expands every direction by the same factor and reverses the vector when $r<0$. More generally $\mathcal E_r(A)=rA+(1-r)\operatorname{tr}(A)I/2$, so the map preserves trace and Hermiticity for every real $r$.

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