Thursday, October 31, 2024

Parity

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Qiskit; explain to me the notion of qubit parity.

In quantum computing, "qubit parity" refers to the concept of measuring whether the number of qubits in a particular state is even or odd. This is particularly useful in error detection and correction.

 Key Points about Qubit Parity:


1. Parity Measurement: This involves checking the equality of two or more qubits to determine if they are in the same state (even parity) or different states (odd parity). For example, if you measure two qubits and both are in the state |0> or both are in the state |1>, the parity is even. If one is in |0> and the other in |1>, the parity is odd.


2. Error Detection: Parity measurements are crucial in quantum error correction. By measuring the parity of qubits, you can detect errors without directly measuring the state of each qubit, which would collapse their quantum state.


3. Joint Measurement: Parity measurement is an example of a joint measurement, meaning it provides information about the collective state of multiple qubits rather than the state of individual qubits.


4. Implementation in Qiskit: In Qiskit, you can implement parity checks using controlled operations like CNOT gates. For instance, to check the parity of two qubits, you can use a CNOT gate with one qubit as the control and the other as the target¹.


Would you like to see an example of how to implement a parity check in Qiskit?

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Both collapsed to 0, the parity is even.

                                                                       

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Checking parity with Sampler as a simulator. The result looks different, but means

the same thing. The two qubits are in even parity because I have a (app) 50% chance of

to zeros and a (app) 50% chance of two 1s.



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A little post-punk tune, as befits the day. I'm off for my walk!!




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[Verse 2]
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[Instrumental Break]

[Interlude]
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In their footprints
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