 Uniform superposition state (source code)

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= Uniform superposition state
{title2=$|s_N\rangle$}

In an $N$-dimensional <computational basis>, the uniform superposition state is
$$
|s_N\rangle=\frac1{\sqrt N}\sum_{x=0}^{N-1}|x\rangle.
$$
Measurement in that basis gives the <uniform distribution on a finite set>. For $N=2^n$, <Hadamard gates> prepare it from $|0^n\rangle$. Its reflection $2|s_N\rangle\langle s_N|-I$ is a <Grover diffusion operator>.

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