Bell states

A form of Bell state — One of a set of four entangled states, namely |Φ⁺⟩=1/√2(|00⟩+|11⟩), |Φ⁻⟩=1/√2(|00⟩-|11⟩), |Ψ⁺⟩=1/√2(|01⟩+|10⟩), and |Ψ⁻⟩=1/√2(|01⟩-|10⟩), where |xy⟩:=|x⟩⊗|y⟩; these are the simplest examples of entangled states.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of Bell state
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