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Pauli vector

Pauli vector noun: a vector whose components are Pauli matrices; e.g., ⃑σ=σ₁̂i+σ₂̂j+σ₃̂k.

Noun

Pauli vector (plural Pauli vectors)

  1. A vector whose components are Pauli matrices; e.g., ⃑σ=σ₁̂i+σ₂̂j+σ₃̂k.
    • The eigenvectors of the first Pauli matrix "encode" — as it were — the +X and −X directions. Likewise, the eigenvectors of the second Pauli matrix "encode" the +Y and −Y directions and those of the third Pauli matrix, the +Z and −Z directions. The dot product of the Pauli vector with any unit...

Forms of Pauli vector

pluralPauli vectors

Questions about Pauli vector

What does Pauli vector mean?
Pauli vector means a vector whose components are Pauli matrices; e.g., ⃑σ=σ₁̂i+σ₂̂j+σ₃̂k.
What part of speech is Pauli vector?
Pauli vector is a noun.
What is the plural of Pauli vector?
The plural of Pauli vector is Pauli vectors.

Words near Pauli vector in the dictionary

  1. Pauli effect
  2. Pauli exclusion principle
  3. Pauli matrices
  4. Pauli matrix
  5. Pauli matrixes
  6. Pauli vector
  7. Pauli vectors
  8. Pauli-Lubanski pseudovector
  9. Paulian
  10. Paulian's trident bat
  11. Paulian's trident bats

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