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The Mølmer-Sørensen (MS) gate acts on $n$ qubits and, for $n = 2$, reduces to an $XX$ rotation. In full generality the MS gate (sometimes referred to as global MS or GMS) takes $n(n-1)/2$ parameters $\chi_{ij}$.

$$ \mathrm{MS}(\chi_{ij}) = \exp\left(-i \sum_{i=1}^n\sum_{j=i+1}^n X_i\otimes X_j , \chi_{ij} / 2\right) $$

Where $X_i$ denotes a Pauli X on qubit $i$.

Properties

• For two qubits, $\mathrm{MS}(\chi) = R_{xx}(\chi)$.
• Entangling for nontrivial angles; $\chi = \pi/2$ yields a maximally entangling gate.
• Symmetric under qubit exchange in the two-qubit case.

Usage

• Native two-qubit entangling gate in trapped-ion hardware.
• Building blocks for GHZ states, parity checks, and variational layers.

References

• Use of global interactions in efficient quantum circuit constructions