openfermion.circuits.TrotterStep

A method for performing a Trotter step.

This class assumes that Hamiltonian evolution using a Trotter-Suzuki product formula is performed in the following steps:

1. Perform some preparatory operations (for instance, a basis change).
2. Perform a number of Trotter steps. Each Trotter step may induce a
   permutation on the ordering in which qubits represent fermionic
   modes.
3. Perform some finishing operations.

hamiltonian The Hamiltonian being simulated.

Methods

finish

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Operations to perform after all Trotter steps are done.

Args
qubits The qubits on which to perform operations.
hamiltonian The Hamiltonian to simulate.
n_steps The total number of Trotter steps that have been performed.
control_qubit The control qubit, if the algorithm is controlled.
omit_final_swaps Whether or not to omit swap gates at the end of the circuit.

prepare

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Operations to perform before doing the Trotter steps.

Args
qubits The qubits on which to perform operations. They should be sorted so that the j-th qubit in the Sequence holds the occupation of the j-th fermionic mode.
hamiltonian The Hamiltonian to simulate.
control_qubit The control qubit, if the algorithm is controlled.

step_qubit_permutation

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The qubit permutation induced by a single Trotter step.

Returns
A tuple whose first element is the new list of system qubits and second element is the new control qubit

trotter_step

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Yield operations to perform a Trotter step.

Args
qubits The qubits on which to apply the Trotter step.
hamiltonian The Hamiltonian to simulate.
time The evolution time.
control_qubit The control qubit, if the algorithm is controlled.