"Bloch sphere" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Bloch spheres [plural]
Etymology: Named after Swiss-American physicist Felix Bloch (1905–1983). Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|physicist||||}} physicist, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Felix Bloch}} Felix Bloch, {{named-after|en|Felix Bloch|born=1905|died=1983|nat=Swiss-American|occ=physicist|wplink==}} Named after Swiss-American physicist Felix Bloch (1905–1983) Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: Bloch sphere Categories (topical): Quantum computing, Quantum mechanics
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