An Introduction To Eigenvectors & Eigenvalues Towards Quantum Computing

Learn the mathematical basis of quantum measurements by performing them by hand.

Photograph of David Hilbert, an incredible mathematician who laid the theoretical groundwork for understanding eigenvalues and eigenvectors within quantum systems and the development of Hilbert space that provides the bedrock for quantum mechanics. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Eigenvectors & Eigenvalues are two important terms you will encounter multiple times when reading about Quantum Computing.

These terms are crucial to understand, and this lesson is all about them.

Let’s do this step by step.