Quantum Superposition — Bloch Sphere

Description

A simplified 2D Bloch sphere representation shows a qubit state vector pointing in different directions representing superpositions of |0⟩ and |1⟩. Measurement collapses the state to a pole. The normalization condition |α|² + |β|² = 1 is shown.

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Phases

#	Phase Name	Duration	Description
1	State Vector	2s
2	Bloch Sphere	3s	Circle with
3	Superposition	3s	State vector rotates through various angles
4	Measurement	2.5s	State collapses to
5	Normalization	2s

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Layout

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|  Quantum Superposition                           |
|                                                  |
|         |0⟩                                     |
|          ↑                                       |
|     ←——/——→   Bloch sphere                      |
|         ↓  ↗ state vector ψ                     |
|         |1⟩                                     |
|                                                  |
|  |ψ⟩ = α|0⟩ + β|1⟩    |α|² + |β|² = 1          |
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Area Descriptions

• Center: Bloch sphere (circle) with state vector
• Top/bottom poles labeled |0⟩ and |1⟩
• Right: probability bar/display

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Assets & Dependencies

• Fonts: LaTeX / sans-serif
• Manim version: ManimCE 0.19.1

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Notes

• University level
• Use simplified 2D Bloch circle
• Show state collapse as sudden snap to pole
• Colors: |0⟩ = blue, |1⟩ = red, superposition = purple