def test_ground_state_particle_nonconserving(self):
"""Test getting the ground state preparation circuit for a Hamiltonian
that does not conserve particle number."""
for n_qubits in self.n_qubits_range:
# Initialize a particle-number-conserving Hamiltonian
quadratic_hamiltonian = random_quadratic_hamiltonian(
n_qubits, False, True)
# Compute the true ground state
sparse_operator = get_sparse_operator(quadratic_hamiltonian)
ground_energy, _ = get_ground_state(sparse_operator)
# Obtain the circuit
circuit_description, start_orbitals = (
gaussian_state_preparation_circuit(quadratic_hamiltonian))
# Initialize the starting state
state = jw_configuration_state(start_orbitals, n_qubits)
# Apply the circuit
particle_hole_transformation = (
jw_sparse_particle_hole_transformation_last_mode(n_qubits))
for parallel_ops in circuit_description:
for op in parallel_ops:
if op == 'pht':
state = particle_hole_transformation.dot(state)
else:
i, j, theta, phi = op
state = jw_sparse_givens_rotation(
i, j, theta, phi, n_qubits).dot(state)
# Check that the state obtained using the circuit is a ground state
difference = sparse_operator * state - ground_energy * state
discrepancy = numpy.amax(numpy.abs(difference))
self.assertAlmostEqual(discrepancy, 0)
def jw_slater_determinant(slater_determinant_matrix):
r"""Obtain a Slater determinant.
The input is an :math:`N_f \times N` matrix :math:`Q` with orthonormal
rows. Such a matrix describes the Slater determinant
.. math::
b^\dagger_1 \cdots b^\dagger_{N_f} \lvert \text{vac} \rangle,
where
.. math::
b^\dagger_j = \sum_{k = 1}^N Q_{jk} a^\dagger_k.
Args:
slater_determinant_matrix: The matrix :math:`Q` which describes the
Slater determinant to be prepared.
Returns:
The Slater determinant as a sparse matrix.
"""
circuit_description = slater_determinant_preparation_circuit(
slater_determinant_matrix)
start_orbitals = range(slater_determinant_matrix.shape[0])
n_qubits = slater_determinant_matrix.shape[1]
# Initialize the starting state
state = jw_configuration_state(start_orbitals, n_qubits)
# Apply the circuit
for parallel_ops in circuit_description:
for op in parallel_ops:
i, j, theta, phi = op
state = jw_sparse_givens_rotation(i, j, theta, phi,
n_qubits).dot(state)
return state
def jw_get_gaussian_state(quadratic_hamiltonian, occupied_orbitals=None):
"""Compute an eigenvalue and eigenstate of a quadratic Hamiltonian.
Eigenstates of a quadratic Hamiltonian are also known as fermionic
Gaussian states.
Args:
quadratic_hamiltonian(QuadraticHamiltonian):
The Hamiltonian whose eigenstate is desired.
occupied_orbitals(list):
A list of integers representing the indices of the occupied
orbitals in the desired Gaussian state. If this is None
(the default), then it is assumed that the ground state is
desired, i.e., the orbitals with negative energies are filled.
Returns
-------
energy (float):
The eigenvalue.
state (sparse):
The eigenstate in scipy.sparse csc format.
"""
if not isinstance(quadratic_hamiltonian, QuadraticHamiltonian):
raise ValueError('Input must be an instance of QuadraticHamiltonian.')
n_qubits = quadratic_hamiltonian.n_qubits
# Compute the energy
orbital_energies, constant = quadratic_hamiltonian.orbital_energies()
if occupied_orbitals is None:
# The ground energy is desired
if quadratic_hamiltonian.conserves_particle_number:
num_negative_energies = numpy.count_nonzero(
orbital_energies < -EQ_TOLERANCE)
occupied_orbitals = range(num_negative_energies)
else:
occupied_orbitals = []
energy = numpy.sum(orbital_energies[occupied_orbitals]) + constant
# Obtain the circuit that prepares the Gaussian state
circuit_description, start_orbitals = \
gaussian_state_preparation_circuit(quadratic_hamiltonian,
occupied_orbitals)
# Initialize the starting state
state = jw_configuration_state(start_orbitals, n_qubits)
# Apply the circuit
if not quadratic_hamiltonian.conserves_particle_number:
particle_hole_transformation = (
jw_sparse_particle_hole_transformation_last_mode(n_qubits))
for parallel_ops in circuit_description:
for op in parallel_ops:
if op == 'pht':
state = particle_hole_transformation.dot(state)
else:
i, j, theta, phi = op
state = jw_sparse_givens_rotation(i, j, theta, phi,
n_qubits).dot(state)
return energy, state