Questions
Question 1
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What is quantum entanglement?
Question 2
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What is the difference between a product state and an entangled state?
Question 3
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Is the state \((\lvert 01\rangle+\lvert 10\rangle)/\sqrt2\) entangled?
Question 4
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For \(\lvert\psi\rangle=(\lvert 01\rangle+\lvert 10\rangle)/\sqrt2\), what is the probability of measuring \(01\)?
Question 5
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For \((\lvert 01\rangle+\lvert 10\rangle)/\sqrt2\), if the first system is measured as \(0\), what is the second system measured as?
Question 6
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For \((\lvert 01\rangle+\lvert 10\rangle)/\sqrt2\), what is the probability of measuring the first system as \(0\)?
Question 7
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Does entanglement allow faster-than-light communication?
Question 8
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What do Bell tests show about entangled systems?
Question 9
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Write a common spin singlet state for two spin-one-half particles.
Question 10
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For the spin singlet state, what happens if both spins are measured along the same axis?
Question 11
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Show that \((\lvert 00\rangle+\lvert 11\rangle)/\sqrt2\) is normalized.
Question 12
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For \(\lvert\psi\rangle=(\sqrt3/2)\lvert00\rangle+(1/2)\lvert11\rangle\), find the probabilities of \(00\) and \(11\).
Question 13
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Is \(\lvert0\rangle_A\lvert1\rangle_B\) entangled?
Question 14
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Can two systems be correlated without being entangled?
Question 15
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What is the purpose of a Bell inequality?
Question 16
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How does entanglement change the description of a two-particle system?
Question 17
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For \((\lvert 00\rangle+\lvert 11\rangle)/\sqrt2\), what is the post-measurement state if the first system is measured as \(1\)?
Question 18
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Why can a relative phase matter in an entangled state?
Question 19
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Show that \((\lvert00\rangle+\lvert01\rangle)/\sqrt2\) is not entangled.
Question 20
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Why can \((\lvert00\rangle+\lvert11\rangle)/\sqrt2\) not be factored into separate one-system states?