Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2012 iii Paper 66 4 a Solution Created 2026-10-03 Updated 2026-10-07
All time-dependent Hamiltonian operators are multiples of the same fixed operator, so they commute and their time-ordered exponential reduces to an ordinary exponential. Let . With and the given unit coupling integral,Since ,ThusIt is exactly the CNOT gate with controlling , with no residual relative phase. Acting on correlates the system basis label with the apparatus label, producing as required.