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Quantum Engineering Year 1: Quantum Mechanics Core Month 24Day 656

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Year 1·Month 24·Week 2

Day 656: Amplitude Damping

Day 656 of 2,016~4 min read

Learning Objectives

•**Derive** amplitude damping from physical principles (spontaneous emission)
•**Analyze** the non-unital nature of amplitude damping
•**Understand** T1 relaxation in quantum systems
•**Compare** amplitude damping to Pauli errors

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1 Physical Motivation Spontaneous Emission 2 Kraus Representation 3 Effect on States 4 Non-Unital Property 5 Bloch Sphere Effect 6 T1 Relaxation Time 7 Stinespring Dilation 8 Generalized Amplitude Damping Worked Example

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