N-qubit states as points on the Bloch sphere
- Authors: Makela, H; Messina, A
- Publication year: 2010
- Type: Articolo in rivista (Articolo in rivista)
- Key words: entanglement, density matrix
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/53688
Abstract
We show how the Majorana representation can be used to express the pure states of an N-qubit system as points on the Bloch sphere. We compare this geometrical representation of N-qubit states with an alternative one, proposed recently by the present authors.