Bloch sphere

Summary

Bloch sphere is a representation^[1]. It draws 828 Wikipedia views per month (representation category, ranking #2 of 5).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bloch sphere's image is recorded as Bloch sphere.svg^[3].
• Bloch sphere's instance of is recorded as representation^[4].
• Felix Bloch is named after Bloch sphere^[5].
• Bloch sphere's Commons category is recorded as Bloch spheres^[6].
• Bloch sphere's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0369rp^[7].
• Bloch sphere's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://quantumcomputing.stackexchange.com/tags/bloch-sphere^[8].
• Bloch sphere's defining formula is recorded as \rho=\frac12(1+\vec a\cdot\vec\sigma)\mapsto\vec a \in {\vec x\in\mathbb R^3\colon |\vec x|\le1}^[9].
• Bloch sphere's MathWorld ID is recorded as BlochSphere^[10].
• Bloch sphere's Quora topic ID is recorded as Bloch-Sphere^[11].
• Bloch sphere's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[12].
• Bloch sphere's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 136277988^[13].
• Bloch sphere's in defining formula is recorded as \rho^[14].
• Bloch sphere's in defining formula is recorded as \vec\sigma^[15].
• Bloch sphere's in defining formula is recorded as 1^[16].
• Bloch sphere's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C136277988^[17].
• Bloch sphere's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as computer-science/bloch-sphere^[18].
• Bloch sphere's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as mathematics/bloch-sphere^[19].

Why It Matters

Bloch sphere draws 828 Wikipedia views per month (representation category, ranking #2 of 5).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]