117117 ('Examples of entanglement', 2, None, 'examples-of-entanglement'),
118118 ('Ground state of helium', 2, None, 'ground-state-of-helium'),
119119 ('Maximally entangled', 2, None, 'maximally-entangled'),
120- ('Density matrices in more detail',
121- 2,
122- None,
123- 'density-matrices-in-more-detail'),
124120 ('Second exercise set', 2, None, 'second-exercise-set'),
125- ('Ex1: One-qubit basis and Pauli matrices',
126- 2,
127- None,
128- 'ex1-one-qubit-basis-and-pauli-matrices'),
129- ('Ex2: Hadamard and Phase gates',
121+ ('1: Traces of operators', 2, None, '1-traces-of-operators'),
122+ ('2: Exponentiated operators',
130123 2,
131124 None,
132- 'ex2-hadamard-and-phase-gates'),
133- ('Ex3: Traces of operators', 2, None, 'ex3-traces-of-operators'),
134- ('Ex4: Exponentiated operators',
125+ '2-exponentiated-operators'),
126+ ('3: Reduced density operators I',
135127 2,
136128 None,
137- 'ex4-exponentiated- operators'),
138- ('Ex5 : Reduced density operators I ',
129+ '3-reduced-density- operators-i '),
130+ ('4 : Reduced density operators II ',
139131 2,
140132 None,
141- 'ex5-reduced-density-operators-i'),
142- ('Ex6: Reduced density operators II',
143- 2,
144- None,
145- 'ex6-reduced-density-operators-ii'),
133+ '4-reduced-density-operators-ii'),
146134 ('The next lecture, February 4, 2026',
147135 2,
148136 None,
229217 <!-- navigation toc: --> < li > < a href ="#examples-of-entanglement " style ="font-size: 80%; "> Examples of entanglement</ a > </ li >
230218 <!-- navigation toc: --> < li > < a href ="#ground-state-of-helium " style ="font-size: 80%; "> Ground state of helium</ a > </ li >
231219 <!-- navigation toc: --> < li > < a href ="#maximally-entangled " style ="font-size: 80%; "> Maximally entangled</ a > </ li >
232- <!-- navigation toc: --> < li > < a href ="#density-matrices-in-more-detail " style ="font-size: 80%; "> Density matrices in more detail</ a > </ li >
233220 <!-- navigation toc: --> < li > < a href ="#second-exercise-set " style ="font-size: 80%; "> Second exercise set</ a > </ li >
234- <!-- navigation toc: --> < li > < a href ="#ex1-one-qubit-basis-and-pauli-matrices " style ="font-size: 80%; "> Ex1: One-qubit basis and Pauli matrices</ a > </ li >
235- <!-- navigation toc: --> < li > < a href ="#ex2-hadamard-and-phase-gates " style ="font-size: 80%; "> Ex2: Hadamard and Phase gates</ a > </ li >
236- <!-- navigation toc: --> < li > < a href ="#ex3-traces-of-operators " style ="font-size: 80%; "> Ex3: Traces of operators</ a > </ li >
237- <!-- navigation toc: --> < li > < a href ="#ex4-exponentiated-operators " style ="font-size: 80%; "> Ex4: Exponentiated operators</ a > </ li >
238- <!-- navigation toc: --> < li > < a href ="#ex5-reduced-density-operators-i " style ="font-size: 80%; "> Ex5: Reduced density operators I</ a > </ li >
239- <!-- navigation toc: --> < li > < a href ="#ex6-reduced-density-operators-ii " style ="font-size: 80%; "> Ex6: Reduced density operators II</ a > </ li >
221+ <!-- navigation toc: --> < li > < a href ="#1-traces-of-operators " style ="font-size: 80%; "> 1: Traces of operators</ a > </ li >
222+ <!-- navigation toc: --> < li > < a href ="#2-exponentiated-operators " style ="font-size: 80%; "> 2: Exponentiated operators</ a > </ li >
223+ <!-- navigation toc: --> < li > < a href ="#3-reduced-density-operators-i " style ="font-size: 80%; "> 3: Reduced density operators I</ a > </ li >
224+ <!-- navigation toc: --> < li > < a href ="#4-reduced-density-operators-ii " style ="font-size: 80%; "> 4: Reduced density operators II</ a > </ li >
240225 <!-- navigation toc: --> < li > < a href ="#the-next-lecture-february-4-2026 " style ="font-size: 80%; "> The next lecture, February 4, 2026</ a > </ li >
241226
242227 </ ul >
@@ -1146,30 +1131,11 @@ <h2 id="maximally-entangled" class="anchor">Maximally entangled </h2>
11461131$$
11471132
11481133
1149- <!-- !split -->
1150- < h2 id ="density-matrices-in-more-detail " class ="anchor "> Density matrices in more detail </ h2 >
1151-
11521134<!-- !split -->
11531135< h2 id ="second-exercise-set " class ="anchor "> Second exercise set </ h2 >
11541136
1155- < p > We bring back the last two exercises from last week as they are meant to build the basis for
1156- the two projects we will work on during the semester. The first
1157- project deals with implementing the so-called
1158- < b > Variational Quantum Eigensolver</ b > algorithm for finding the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of selected Hamiltonians.
1159- </ p >
1160-
1161- <!-- !split -->
1162- < h2 id ="ex1-one-qubit-basis-and-pauli-matrices " class ="anchor "> Ex1: One-qubit basis and Pauli matrices </ h2 >
1163-
1164- < p > Write a function which sets up a one-qubit basis and apply the various Pauli matrices to these basis states.</ p >
1165-
1166- <!-- !split -->
1167- < h2 id ="ex2-hadamard-and-phase-gates " class ="anchor "> Ex2: Hadamard and Phase gates </ h2 >
1168-
1169- < p > Apply the Hadamard and Phase gates to the same one-qubit basis states and study their actions on these states.</ p >
1170-
11711137<!-- !split -->
1172- < h2 id ="ex3 -traces-of-operators " class ="anchor "> Ex3 : Traces of operators </ h2 >
1138+ < h2 id ="1 -traces-of-operators " class ="anchor "> 1 : Traces of operators </ h2 >
11731139
11741140< p > Prove that the trace is cyclic, that is for three operators \( \boldsymbol{A} \), \( \boldsymbol{B} \) and \( \boldsymbol{C} \), we have</ p >
11751141$$
@@ -1178,7 +1144,7 @@ <h2 id="ex3-traces-of-operators" class="anchor">Ex3: Traces of operators </h2>
11781144
11791145
11801146<!-- !split -->
1181- < h2 id ="ex4 -exponentiated-operators " class ="anchor "> Ex4 : Exponentiated operators </ h2 >
1147+ < h2 id ="2 -exponentiated-operators " class ="anchor "> 2 : Exponentiated operators </ h2 >
11821148
11831149< p > Let \( \boldsymbol{A} \) be an operator on a vector space satisfying \( \boldsymbol{A}^2=1 \) and \( \alpha \) any real constant. Show that</ p >
11841150$$
@@ -1188,12 +1154,12 @@ <h2 id="ex4-exponentiated-operators" class="anchor">Ex4: Exponentiated operators
11881154< p > Does this apply to the Pauli matrices?</ p >
11891155
11901156<!-- !split -->
1191- < h2 id ="ex5 -reduced-density-operators-i " class ="anchor "> Ex5 : Reduced density operators I </ h2 >
1157+ < h2 id ="3 -reduced-density-operators-i " class ="anchor "> 3 : Reduced density operators I </ h2 >
11921158
11931159< p > For each of the Bell states, find the reduced density operator/matrix for each qubit.</ p >
11941160
11951161<!-- !split -->
1196- < h2 id ="ex6 -reduced-density-operators-ii " class ="anchor "> Ex6 : Reduced density operators II </ h2 >
1162+ < h2 id ="4 -reduced-density-operators-ii " class ="anchor "> 4 : Reduced density operators II </ h2 >
11971163
11981164< p > Suppose we have a composite system which consists of systems \( A \) and
11991165\( B \) in the state \( \vert a\rangle \otimes \vert b\rangle \), where \( \vert
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