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When you display either qubit of the Bell state
∣
Φ
+
⟩
=
(
∣
00
⟩
+
∣
11
⟩
)
/
2
|\Phi+\rangle = (|00\rangle + |11\rangle)/\sqrt{2}
∣Φ
+
⟩
=
(
∣00
⟩
+
∣11
⟩)
/
2
on its own Bloch sphere, where does its arrow point, per this lesson?
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To the south pole, representing
∣
1
⟩
|1\rangle
∣1
⟩
To the origin (center), because the reduced state is maximally mixed (
I
/
2
I/2
I
/2
)
To the
+
x
+x
+
x
equator, the same as
∣
+
⟩
|+\rangle
∣
+
⟩
To the north pole, since the joint state is pure
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