Re: Obtaining terms in an expansion

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Re^2: Obtaining terms in an expansion by randyk (Parson) on Jan 05, 2006 at 21:44 UTC
It's not a homework problem, although I can see how it might look like one. The problem arises in something we're looking at involving quantum entanglement - each of the `a[i][0] + a[i][1]` terms (`i=0, 1, 2, ..., N-1`) represents a two-level quantum state. `N` such terms multiplied together thus represents a product state of `N` two-level states. We're then seeing if a general state can be written in this form - if it cannot, then the degree to which it can't is a measure of the degree of entanglement.	[reply]
Re^3: Obtaining terms in an expansion by jdporter (Paladin) on Jan 06, 2006 at 02:08 UTC
`my $prod = 1; # multiplicative identity, of course for ( @a ) { my($x,$y) = @$_; $prod *= $x + $y; }` [download] That does what you describe, but it's not 2^N. Not sure where the discrepancy lies... We're building the house of the future together.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Obtaining terms in an expansion by BUU (Prior) on Jan 05, 2006 at 21:30 UTC
Who cares if it's homework? He's provided a clear and concise explanation of his problem, he provided the code he's tried so far, what more do you want? Does it really matter for which purpose the ultimate solution will be applied?	[reply]