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--- applying-gates-to-zero-state [June 12, 2026 at 22:52] – Ivan Janevski
+++ applying-gates-to-zero-state [June 13, 2026 at 03:13] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ### 2-qubits
 ^ Gate ^ Result ^ Comment ^
-| [[cnot-gate|CNOT]] (as control) | $\text{CNOT}\lvert 0\rangle\lvert t\rangle = \lvert 0\rangle\lvert t\rangle$ | Control is off; target qubit $\lvert t\rangle$ is always left unchanged. |
+| [[cx-gate|CX]] (as control) | $\text{CX}\lvert 0\rangle\lvert t\rangle = \lvert 0\rangle\lvert t\rangle$ | Control is off; target qubit $\lvert t\rangle$ is always left unchanged. |
-| [[cnot-gate|CNOT]] (as target) | $\text{CNOT}\lvert c\rangle\lvert 0\rangle = \lvert c\rangle\lvert c\rangle$ | Flipped to $\lvert 1\rangle$ only when the control qubit is $\lvert 1\rangle$. |
+| [[cx-gate|CX]] (as target) | $\text{CX}\lvert c\rangle\lvert 0\rangle = \lvert c\rangle\lvert c\rangle$ | Flipped to $\lvert 1\rangle$ only when the control qubit is $\lvert 1\rangle$. |
 | [[swap-gate|SWAP]] | $\text{SWAP}\lvert 0\rangle\lvert\psi\rangle = \lvert\psi\rangle\lvert 0\rangle$ | Exchanges the two qubit states; the $\lvert 0\rangle$ moves to the second register. |
 | [[iswap-gate|iSWAP]] | $\text{iSWAP}\lvert 00\rangle = \lvert 00\rangle$; $\text{iSWAP}\lvert 01\rangle = i\lvert 10\rangle$ | Adds a phase of $i$ when states are exchanged; trivial when both qubits are $\lvert 0\rangle$. |
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 ### 3-qubits
 ^ Gate ^ Result ^ Comment ^
-| [[toffoli-gate|Toffoli]] (as control) | $\text{CCX}\lvert 0\rangle\lvert c_2\rangle\lvert t\rangle = \lvert 0\rangle\lvert c_2\rangle\lvert t\rangle$ | Control is off; target is always unchanged regardless of the second control. |
+| [[ccx-gate|Toffoli]] (as control) | $\text{CCX}\lvert 0\rangle\lvert c_2\rangle\lvert t\rangle = \lvert 0\rangle\lvert c_2\rangle\lvert t\rangle$ | Control is off; target is always unchanged regardless of the second control. |
-| [[toffoli-gate|Toffoli]] (as target) | $\text{CCX}\lvert 1\rangle\lvert 1\rangle\lvert 0\rangle = \lvert 1\rangle\lvert 1\rangle\lvert 1\rangle$ | Flipped to $\lvert 1\rangle$ only when both controls are $\lvert 1\rangle$. |
+| [[ccx-gate|Toffoli]] (as target) | $\text{CCX}\lvert 1\rangle\lvert 1\rangle\lvert 0\rangle = \lvert 1\rangle\lvert 1\rangle\lvert 1\rangle$ | Flipped to $\lvert 1\rangle$ only when both controls are $\lvert 1\rangle$. |
+## Reaching other states
+### 1-qubit
+^ State ^ Gates ^ Comment ^
+| $\lvert 0\rangle$ | $I\lvert 0\rangle = \lvert 0\rangle$ | The identity gate leaves $\lvert 0\rangle$ unchanged. |
+| [[ket-1|$\lvert 1\rangle$]] | $X\lvert 0\rangle = \lvert 1\rangle$ | X flips the qubit; the quantum analogue of classical NOT. $X$ is its own inverse: $X^2 = I$. |
+| [[ket-plus|$\lvert +\rangle$]] | $H\lvert 0\rangle = \lvert +\rangle$ | Hadamard rotates the north pole to the $+x$ equatorial point, creating the equal superposition $\tfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}(\lvert 0\rangle + \lvert 1\rangle)$. |
+| [[ket-minus|$\lvert -\rangle$]] | $ZH\lvert 0\rangle = \lvert -\rangle$ | H first produces $\lvert +\rangle$, then Z flips its relative phase to give $\tfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}(\lvert 0\rangle - \lvert 1\rangle)$. |
+| [[ket-plus-i|$\lvert +i\rangle$]] | $SH\lvert 0\rangle = \lvert +i\rangle$ | H rotates to the $+x$ equatorial point, then S rotates 90° around $z$ to land on the $+y$ pole. |
+| [[ket-minus-i|$\lvert -i\rangle$]] | $S^\dagger H\lvert 0\rangle = \lvert -i\rangle$ | Same as $\lvert +i\rangle$ but with the inverse phase rotation, landing on the $-y$ pole instead. |
+### 2-qubits
+^ State ^ Gates ^ Comment ^
+| [[ket-phi-plus|$\lvert\Phi^+\rangle$]] | $\text{CX}(H\otimes I)\lvert 00\rangle = \lvert\Phi^+\rangle$ | H puts qubit 1 into superposition; CX entangles qubit 2 conditionally. The simplest Bell state circuit, starting from two $\lvert 0\rangle$ qubits. |
+| [[ket-phi-minus|$\lvert\Phi^-\rangle$]] | $(Z\otimes I)\,\text{CX}(H\otimes I)\lvert 00\rangle = \lvert\Phi^-\rangle$ | Same as $\lvert\Phi^+\rangle$ with a final $Z$ on qubit 1 to flip the relative sign between $\lvert 00\rangle$ and $\lvert 11\rangle$. |
+| [[ket-psi-plus|$\lvert\Psi^+\rangle$]] | $\text{CX}(H\otimes X)\lvert 00\rangle = \lvert\Psi^+\rangle$ | X first flips qubit 2 to $\lvert 1\rangle$; H and CX then entangle in the anti-correlated subspace $\tfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}(\lvert 01\rangle + \lvert 10\rangle)$. |
+| [[ket-psi-minus|$\lvert\Psi^-\rangle$]] | $(Z\otimes I)\,\text{CX}(H\otimes X)\lvert 00\rangle = \lvert\Psi^-\rangle$ | Same as $\lvert\Psi^+\rangle$ with a final $Z$ to introduce the minus sign. The singlet state, antisymmetric under qubit exchange. |