cirq.qis.von_neumann_entropy

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Calculates the von Neumann entropy of a quantum state in bits.

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Main aliases

cirq.qis.measures.von_neumann_entropy, cirq.von_neumann_entropy

cirq.qis.von_neumann_entropy(
    state: "cirq.QUANTUM_STATE_LIKE",
    qid_shape: Optional[Tuple[int, ...]] = None,
    validate: bool = True,
    atol: float = 1e-07
) -> float

If state is a square matrix, it is assumed to be a density matrix rather than a (pure) state tensor.

Args
state	The quantum state.
qid_shape	The qid shape of the given state.
validate	Whether to check if the given state is a valid quantum state.
atol	Absolute numerical tolerance to use for validation.

Returns
The calculated von Neumann entropy.

Raises
ValueError	Invalid quantum state.