Each qubit is initialized in the state :\begin{align*} \text{Central qubit } a &: |+\rangle_a = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} (|0\rangle_a + |1\rangle_a), \\ \text{Peripheral qubits } b_i &: |+\rangle_{b_i} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} (|0\rangle_{b_i} + |1\rangle_{b_i}) \text{ for } i = 1, \ldots, n. \end{align*}The controlled-Z operation between qubits and transforms their joint states as follows:
Initially, all qubits are in a tensor product state:
Apply CZ between a and each . The final state is: This can be expressed as:
Meignant-et-al The choice of which vertex is the center is arbitrary, and can be changed by local operations such as two successive local complementations.