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Bloch sphere

Bloch sphere noun: a geometrical representation of the pure state space of a two-level quantum-mechanical system, or qubit.

Noun

Bloch sphere (plural Bloch spheres)

  1. (quantum mechanics) A geometrical representation of the pure state space of a two-level quantum-mechanical system, or qubit.

Forms of Bloch sphere

pluralBloch spheres

Origin of Bloch sphere

Named after Swiss-American physicist Felix Bloch (1905–1983).

Questions about Bloch sphere

What does Bloch sphere mean?
Bloch sphere means a geometrical representation of the pure state space of a two-level quantum-mechanical system, or qubit.
What part of speech is Bloch sphere?
Bloch sphere is a noun.
What is the plural of Bloch sphere?
The plural of Bloch sphere is Bloch spheres.

Words near Bloch sphere in the dictionary

  1. Bloch oscillation
  2. Bloch oscillations
  3. Bloch space
  4. Bloch spaces
  5. Bloch spectrum
  6. Bloch sphere
  7. Bloch spheres
  8. Bloch state
  9. Bloch wall
  10. Bloch walls
  11. Bloch wave

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