Notation

Symbol				Definition
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${\mathbb {C} }\,\!$				The set of complex numbers
${\mathbb {R} }\,\!$				The set of real numbers
Chapter 2
$X\,\!$				The Pauli X matrix (see Table 2.1)
$Y\,\!$				The Pauli Y matrix (see Table 2.1)
$Z\,\!$				The Pauli Z matrix (see Table 2.1)