English Explanatory Dictionary

W state

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A quantum state of three qubits which has the following shape: |W⟩=1/√(|001⟩+|010⟩+|100⟩). It is remarkable for representing a specific type of multipartite entanglement and for occurring in several applications in quantum information theory.

Word forms

W state W states

Etymology

From the first initial of Wolfgang Dür, one of the first people to report this state.

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