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The problem of Hadamard quantum coin measurement in \(n\) trials, with an arbitrary number of repeated consecutive last states, is formulated in terms of Fibonacci sequences for duplicated states, Tribonacci numbers for triplicated states, and \(N\)-Bonacci numbers for arbitrary \(N\)-plicated states. The probability formulas for arbitrary positions of repeated states are derived in terms of the Lucas and Fibonacci numbers. For a generic qubit coin, the formulas are expressed by the Fibonacci and more general, \(N\)-Bonacci polynomials in qubit probabilities. The generating function for probabilities, the Golden Ratio limit of these probabilities, and the Shannon entropy for corresponding states are determined. Using a generalized Born rule and the universality of the \(n\)-qubit measurement gate, we formulate the problem in terms of generic \(n\)-qubit states and construct projection operators in a Hilbert space, constrained on the Fibonacci tree of the states. The results are generalized to qutrit and qudit coins described by generalized Fibonacci-\(N\)-Bonacci sequences.
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This work was supported in part by the TUBITAK grant 116F206.
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Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, 2021, Vol. 208, pp. 261-281 https://doi.org/10.4213/tmf10078.
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Pashaev, O.K. Quantum coin flipping, qubit measurement, and generalized Fibonacci numbers. Theor Math Phys 208, 1075–1092 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0040577921080079
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