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In order to become familiar with the basic concepts of density matrix theory we will begin by considering the problem of describing the spin states of spin-1/2 particles. First of all we will review some results of the quantum mechanical theory of experiments with Stern-Gerlach magnets and then in the following sections we will reinterpret the results and discuss them in more detail.
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Blum, K. (1981). Basic Concepts. In: Density Matrix Theory and Applications. Physics of Atoms and Molecules. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6808-7_1
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