Bell state

English

Etymology

Named after John Stewart Bell (1928–1990), Irish physicist.

Noun

Bell state (plural Bell states)

1. (quantum information science) One of a set of four entangled states, namely $|\Phi ^{+}\rangle ={1 \over {\sqrt {2}}}(|00\rangle +|11\rangle )$, $|\Phi ^{-}\rangle ={1 \over {\sqrt {2}}}(|00\rangle -|11\rangle )$,    $|\Psi ^{+}\rangle ={1 \over {\sqrt {2}}}(|01\rangle +|10\rangle )$, and $|\Psi ^{-}\rangle ={1 \over {\sqrt {2}}}(|01\rangle -|10\rangle )$, where $|xy\rangle :=|x\rangle \otimes |y\rangle$; these are the simplest examples of entangled states.

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• battelles, settlable