jakobheitz
Quantum Computing: Measuring Magnitudes of Complex Numbers (page 167)
(a+ib)^2 = a^2 + 2iab - b^2, not a^2 + 2iab + b^2.
In the next line, c = a^2 - b^2, not a^2 + b^2.
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nihal.mehta
Author of Quantum Computing
Hi,
Thanks for pointing this error. Yes, (a + ib)^2 = a^2 + 2iab + (ib)^2 = a^2 + 2iab - b^2; and c= a^2 - b^2
Nihal
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