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Tensor product

The operation $\otimes$ that combines state spaces of subsystems into a joint state space.

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If one qubit is ∣a⟩|a\rangle and another is ∣b⟩|b\rangle, the joint (two-qubit) state is ∣a⟩⊗∣b⟩|a\rangle\otimes|b\rangle.

Example

∣0⟩⊗∣1⟩=∣01⟩.|0\rangle\otimes|1\rangle = |01\rangle.