A qubit related analogy of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle can be addressed by interpreting the computational (bit) basis as position and the diagonal (sign) basis as velocity (momentum), and showing that one cannot measure both at the same time?
Sunday, 05 May 2024
by dkarayiannakis
In the realm of quantum information and computation, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle finds a compelling analogy when considering qubits. Qubits, the fundamental units of quantum information, exhibit properties that can be likened to the uncertainty principle in quantum mechanics. By associating the computational basis with position and the diagonal basis with velocity (momentum), one can