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This work studies the Clifford algebra approach to the density matrix. We discuss elementary examples of pure and mixed states by writing the density matrix as an element of the Clifford algebra of the three-dimensional space \(Cl_3\). We also revisit the phenomenon of Larmor precession within the framework of Clifford algebra. Additionally, we discuss the geometrical interpretation of the so-called Clifford Density Element (CDE) for pure states in analogy to the Bloch sphere of conventional quantum theory. Finally, we discuss the dynamics of the CDE, which obeys an algebraic form of the Liouville von–Neumann equation.
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