Package quantum_computing (Maxima 5.49.0 Manual)

## 88 Package quantum_computing ¶

### 88.1 Package quantum_computing ¶

The `quantum_computing` package provides several functions to simulate quantum computing circuits. The state of a system of n qubits is represented by a list of 2^n complex numbers and an operator acting on m qubits is represented by a 2^m by 2^m matrix. A hash array qmatrix is defined with 6 common one-qubit matrices: the identity, the Pauli matrices, the Hadamard matrix and the phase matrix.

The major disadvantage compared to a real quantum computer is very slow computing times even with a few qubits. An advantage is that, unlike a quantum computer, in this simulator a quantum state can be cloned using `copylist`.

This is an additional package that must be loaded with `load("quantum_computing")` in order to use it.

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### 88.2 Functions and Variables for Quantum_Computing ¶

Function: binlist
binlist (k)
binlist (k, n) ¶

  `binlist`(k), where k must be a natural number, returns a list of binary digits 0 or 1 corresponding to the digits of k in binary representation. `binlist`(k, n) does the same but returns a list of length n, with leading zeros as necessary. Notice that for the result to represent a possible state of m qubits, n should be equal to 2^m and k should be between 0 and 2^m-1.

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Function: binlist2dec (lst) ¶

  Given a list lst with n binary digits, it returns the decimal number it represents.

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Function: CNOT (q, i, j) ¶

  Changes the value of the j’th qubit, in a state q of m qubits, when the value of the i’th qubit equals 1. It modifies the list q and returns its modified value.

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Function: controlled (U, q, c, i) ¶

  Applies a matrix U, acting on m qubits, on qubits i through i+m-1 of the state q of n qubits (n > m), when the value of the c’th qubit in q equals 1. i should be an integer between 1 and n+1-m and c should be an integer between 1 and n, excluding the qubits to be modified (i through i+m-1).

  U can be one of the indices of the array of common matrices qmatrix (see `qmatrix`). The state q is modified and shown in the output.

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Function: gate
gate (U, q)
gate (U, q, i)
gate (U, q, i1, …, im) ¶

  U must be a matrix acting on states of m qubits; q a list corresponding to a state of n qubits (n >= m); i and the m numbers i1, …, im must be different integers between 1 and n.

  `gate`(U, q) applies matrix U to each qubit of q, when m equals 1, or to the first m qubits of q when m is bigger than 1.

  `gate`(U, q, i) applies matrix U to the qubits i through i+m-1 of q.

  `gate`(U, q, i1, …, in) applies matrix U to the in the positions i1, …, im.

  U can be one of the indices of the array of common matrices qmatrix (see `qmatrix`). The state q is modified and shown in the output.

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Function: gate_matrix
gate_matrix (U, n)
gate_matrix (U, n, i1, …, im) ¶

  U must be a 2 by 2 matrix or one of the indices of the array of common matrices qmatrix (see `qmatrix`). `gate_matrix`(U, n) returns the matrix corresponding to the action of U on each qubit in a state of n qubits.

  `gate_matrix` (U, n, i1, …, im) returns the matrix corresponding to the action of U on qubits i1, …, im of a state of n qubits, where i1, …, im are different integers between 1 and n.

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Function: linsert (e, lst, p) ¶

  Inserts the expression or list e into the list lst at position p. The list can be empty and p must be an integer between 1 and the length of lst plus 1.

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Function: lreplace (e, lst, p) ¶

  If e is a list of length n, the elements in the positions p, p+1, …, p+n-1 of the list lst are replaced by e, or the first elements of e if the end of lst is reached. If e is an expression, the element in position p of list lst is replaced by that expression. p must be an integer between 1 and the length of lst.

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Function: normalize (q) ¶

  Returns the normalized version of a quantum state given as a list q.

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Function: qdisplay (q) ¶

  Represents the state q of a system of n qubits as a linear combination of the computational states with n binary digits. It returns an expression including strings and symbols.

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System variable: qmatrix ¶

  This variable is a predefined hash array of two by two matrices with the standard matrices: identity, Pauli matrices, Hadamard matrix and the phase matrix. The six possible indices are I, X, Y, Z, H, S. qmatrix[I] is the identity matrix, qmatrix[X] the Pauli x matrix, qmatrix[Y] the Pauli y matrix, qmatrix[Z] the Pauli z matrix, qmatrix[H] the Hadamard matrix and qmatrix[S] the phase matrix.

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Function: qmeasure
qmeasure (q)
qmeasure (q, i1, …, im) ¶

  Measures the value of one or more qubits in a system of n qubits with state q. The m positive integers i1, …, im are the positions of the qubits to be measured It requires 1 or more arguments. The first argument must be the state q. If the only argument given is q, all the n qubits will be measured.

  It returns a list with the values of the qubits measured (either 0 or 1), in the same order they were requested or in ascending order if the only argument given was q. It modifies the list q, reflecting the collapse of the quantum state after the measurement.

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Function: qubits
qubits (n)
qubits (i1, …, in) ¶

  `qubits`(n) returns a list representing the ground state of a system of n qubits.

  `qubits`(i1, …, in) returns a list with representing the state of n qubits with values i1, …, in.

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Function: qswap (q, i, j) ¶

  Interchanges the states of qubits i and j in the state q of a system of several qubits. It modifies the list q and returns its modified value.

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Function: Rx (a) ¶

  Returns the 2 by two matrix (acting on one qubit) corresponding to a rotation of with an angle of a radians around the x axis.

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Function: Ry (a) ¶

  Returns the 2 by two matrix (acting on one qubit) corresponding to a rotation of with an angle of a radians around the y axis.

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Function: Rz (a) ¶

  Returns the 2 by two matrix (acting on one qubit) corresponding to a rotation of with an angle of a radians around the z axis.

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Function: tprod (o1, …, on) ¶

  Returns the tensor product of the n matrices or lists o1, …, on.

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Function: toffoli (q, (i, (j, (k) ¶

  Changes the value of the k’th qubit, in the state q of n qubits, if the values of the i’th anf j’th qubits are equal to 1. It modifies the list q and returns its new value.

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