Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 August 2022
In this chapter, we review basic concepts from quantum mechanics that will be required for the study of superconducting quantum circuits. We review the fundamental idea of energy quantization and how this can be formalized, using Dirac's ideas, to develop a quantum mechanical description that is consistent with the classical theory for a comparable object. We review the notions of quantum state, observable and projective and generalized measurements, particularizing some of these ideas to the simple case of a two-dimensional object or qubit.
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