Any Pauli Matrix is also an Involuntory Operator. This is shown by direct calculation:
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Any Pauli Matrix is also an Involuntory Operator. This is shown by direct calculation:
σxσx=(0110)(0110)=(0∗0+1∗10∗1+1∗00∗1+1∗00∗0+1∗1)=(1001)=I σyσy=(0i−i0)(0i−i0)=(0∗0+−i∗i0∗i+i∗00∗−i+i∗0i∗−i+0∗0)=(1001)=I σyσy=(100−1)(100−1)=(1∗1+0∗00∗1+−1∗01∗0+0∗−10∗0+−1∗−1)=(1001)=I