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Reduced density matrix reads the kept bit big-endian · case 02

Keeping qubit 0 of a product state returns the other qubit reduced state.

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Case contract

Input [n, amps, keep]; trace out every qubit except keep (0 = LSB) from the pure state and return {"rho": 2x2 matrix of [re, im] entries with rho[r][c] = sum psi_r psi_c^*, trace-normalized, "purity": sum |rho_rc|^2}, all rounded to 6 decimals.

Why this case matters

Reduced states quantify entanglement and are used in debugging subsystem behavior; index or conjugation slips give non-physical matrices.

One recorded failure

Sample boundary fixture

This sample comes from the broken implementation of a controlled reproducer.

Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
regression: random reduction 1{"purity": 0.500337, "rho": [[[0.48701, 0.0], [0.0, 0.0]], [[0.0, 0.0], [0.51299, 0.0]]]}{"purity": 0.629935, "rho": [[[0.549537, 0.0], [0.241932, 0.063109]], [[0.241932, -0.063109], [0.450463, 0.0]]]}Failed

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