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"""Quantum circuit simulation tools for the Quantum Math Lab.
This module provides a :class:`QuantumCircuit` class that can be used to build
and simulate small quantum circuits directly in Python. The simulator keeps the
state vector for a register of qubits as a dense complex NumPy array, supports a
handful of common single- and two-qubit gates, and includes helper methods for
measuring qubits and extracting probability distributions.
Examples
--------
Create a Bell state and measure both qubits::
>>> from quantum_simulator import QuantumCircuit
>>> circuit = QuantumCircuit(2)
>>> circuit.hadamard(0)
>>> circuit.cnot(0, 1)
>>> circuit.measure(rng=np.random.default_rng(123))
{'11': 1}
After the measurement the internal state collapses onto the sampled outcome,
mirroring what would happen in an actual quantum experiment. The
``probabilities`` method can be used at any point to inspect the full
probability distribution for a subset of qubits.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
from dataclasses import dataclass
from typing import Dict, Iterable, List, Mapping, Optional, Sequence
import numpy as np
@dataclass
class MeasurementResult:
"""Container for measurement results.
Parameters
----------
counts:
Mapping from bit strings (``"0"``/``"1"`` sequences) to the number of
times they were observed during the measurement shots.
"""
counts: Mapping[str, int]
def most_likely(self) -> str:
"""Return the most frequently observed bit string.
Returns
-------
str
The bit string with the highest count. Ties are resolved by
returning the lexicographically smallest string.
"""
return max(self.counts.items(), key=lambda item: (item[1], item[0]))[0]
def total_shots(self) -> int:
"""Return the total number of measurement shots."""
return int(sum(self.counts.values()))
class QuantumCircuit:
"""A minimal state-vector quantum circuit simulator.
Parameters
----------
num_qubits:
The number of qubits in the circuit. All qubits are initialised in the
``|0⟩`` state.
Notes
-----
The qubit indexing follows a most-significant-bit convention. Qubit ``0``
is the left-most qubit when probability distributions are expressed as
bit strings (e.g. ``"01"`` corresponds to qubit ``0`` in state ``0`` and
qubit ``1`` in state ``1``).
"""
def __init__(self, num_qubits: int) -> None:
if num_qubits <= 0:
raise ValueError("A circuit must contain at least one qubit.")
self.num_qubits = int(num_qubits)
dimension = 1 << self.num_qubits
self._state = np.zeros(dimension, dtype=np.complex128)
self._state[0] = 1.0 # Start in |00...0>
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
# Public API
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
def hadamard(self, qubit: int) -> None:
"""Apply a Hadamard gate to a single qubit.
The Hadamard gate creates superposition by transforming ``|0⟩`` into an
equal mixture of ``|0⟩`` and ``|1⟩`` and ``|1⟩`` into a state with a
relative negative phase.
Examples
--------
>>> circuit = QuantumCircuit(1)
>>> circuit.hadamard(0)
>>> circuit.probabilities()
{'0': 0.5, '1': 0.5}
"""
self._apply_unitary(_H, (qubit,))
def pauli_x(self, qubit: int) -> None:
"""Apply the Pauli-X (NOT) gate to ``qubit``."""
self._apply_unitary(_X, (qubit,))
def pauli_y(self, qubit: int) -> None:
"""Apply the Pauli-Y gate to ``qubit``.
The Pauli-Y gate flips the state of a single qubit while also applying a
relative phase factor of ``i``. When acting on ``|0⟩`` the outcome is
``i|1⟩`` and when acting on ``|1⟩`` the outcome is ``-i|0⟩``.
"""
self._apply_unitary(_Y, (qubit,))
def pauli_z(self, qubit: int) -> None:
"""Apply the Pauli-Z gate to ``qubit``.
The Pauli-Z gate leaves ``|0⟩`` unchanged and flips the phase of ``|1⟩``
by multiplying it with ``-1``.
"""
self._apply_unitary(_Z, (qubit,))
def cnot(self, control: int, target: int) -> None:
"""Apply a controlled-NOT operation.
Parameters
----------
control:
The index of the control qubit.
target:
The index of the target qubit; must be different from ``control``.
"""
if control == target:
raise ValueError("Control and target qubits must be different.")
self._apply_unitary(_CNOT, (control, target))
def apply_custom(self, unitary: np.ndarray, qubits: Sequence[int]) -> None:
"""Apply a custom unitary matrix to a collection of qubits.
Parameters
----------
unitary:
A ``2^k × 2^k`` unitary matrix where ``k`` equals the length of
``qubits``.
qubits:
Iterable of distinct qubit indices on which the matrix acts.
"""
self._apply_unitary(np.asarray(unitary, dtype=np.complex128), tuple(qubits))
def probabilities(self, qubits: Optional[Sequence[int]] = None) -> Dict[str, float]:
"""Return the probability distribution over ``qubits``.
Parameters
----------
qubits:
Indices of qubits to inspect. If omitted, the full register is
measured.
"""
qubit_tuple = self._normalise_qubits(qubits)
state_tensor = self._state.reshape([2] * self.num_qubits)
if not qubit_tuple:
probs = np.abs(self._state) ** 2
return {
format(index, f"0{self.num_qubits}b"): float(prob)
for index, prob in enumerate(probs)
}
permutation = list(qubit_tuple) + [i for i in range(self.num_qubits) if i not in qubit_tuple]
tensor = np.transpose(state_tensor, permutation)
shots_axis = tuple(range(len(qubit_tuple), self.num_qubits))
marginal = np.sum(np.abs(tensor) ** 2, axis=shots_axis)
return _distribution_from_probabilities(marginal.ravel(), len(qubit_tuple))
def measure(
self,
qubits: Optional[Sequence[int]] = None,
shots: int = 1,
rng: Optional[np.random.Generator] = None,
) -> MeasurementResult:
"""Measure ``qubits`` and collapse the state.
Parameters
----------
qubits:
Indices of qubits to observe. Measuring all qubits is the default.
shots:
Number of samples to draw from the distribution before collapsing
the state. The circuit collapses to the final sample.
rng:
Optional :class:`numpy.random.Generator` used for sampling. When
omitted, ``numpy.random.default_rng()`` is used.
Returns
-------
MeasurementResult
An object containing the observed counts per bit string.
"""
if shots <= 0:
raise ValueError("The number of measurement shots must be positive.")
rng = np.random.default_rng() if rng is None else rng
qubit_tuple = self._normalise_qubits(qubits)
outcome_distribution = self.probabilities(qubit_tuple)
bitstrings = sorted(outcome_distribution.keys())
probabilities = np.array([outcome_distribution[key] for key in bitstrings], dtype=float)
if not np.isclose(probabilities.sum(), 1.0):
probabilities = probabilities / probabilities.sum()
outcomes = rng.choice(len(bitstrings), size=shots, p=probabilities)
counts = {key: 0 for key in bitstrings}
for index in outcomes:
counts[bitstrings[index]] += 1
final_outcome = bitstrings[int(outcomes[-1])]
self._collapse_state(qubit_tuple, final_outcome)
return MeasurementResult(counts)
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
# Internal helpers
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
def _collapse_state(self, qubits: Sequence[int], bitstring: str) -> None:
if not qubits:
index = int(bitstring, 2)
new_state = np.zeros_like(self._state)
new_state[index] = 1.0
self._state = new_state
return
state_tensor = self._state.reshape([2] * self.num_qubits)
permutation = list(qubits) + [i for i in range(self.num_qubits) if i not in qubits]
tensor = np.transpose(state_tensor, permutation)
reshaped = tensor.reshape((1 << len(qubits), -1))
outcome_index = int(bitstring, 2)
collapsed = np.zeros_like(reshaped)
collapsed[outcome_index, :] = reshaped[outcome_index, :]
norm = np.linalg.norm(collapsed)
if norm > 0:
collapsed /= norm
collapsed_tensor = collapsed.reshape([2] * self.num_qubits)
inverse_permutation = np.argsort(permutation)
restored = np.transpose(collapsed_tensor, inverse_permutation)
self._state = restored.reshape(-1)
def _apply_unitary(self, unitary: np.ndarray, qubits: Sequence[int]) -> None:
if unitary.ndim != 2 or unitary.shape[0] != unitary.shape[1]:
raise ValueError("Unitary must be a square matrix.")
qubit_tuple = self._normalise_qubits(qubits)
expected_dimension = 1 << len(qubit_tuple)
if unitary.shape[0] != expected_dimension:
raise ValueError(
f"Unitary of dimension {unitary.shape[0]} does not match the number of qubits {len(qubit_tuple)}."
)
state_tensor = self._state.reshape([2] * self.num_qubits)
permutation = list(qubit_tuple) + [i for i in range(self.num_qubits) if i not in qubit_tuple]
tensor = np.transpose(state_tensor, permutation)
reshaped = tensor.reshape(expected_dimension, -1)
updated = unitary @ reshaped
updated_tensor = updated.reshape([2] * len(qubit_tuple) + [2] * (self.num_qubits - len(qubit_tuple)))
inverse_permutation = np.argsort(permutation)
restored = np.transpose(updated_tensor, inverse_permutation)
self._state = restored.reshape(-1)
def _normalise_qubits(self, qubits: Optional[Sequence[int]]) -> tuple[int, ...]:
if qubits is None:
return tuple(range(self.num_qubits))
qubit_tuple = tuple(int(q) for q in qubits)
if len(qubit_tuple) != len(set(qubit_tuple)):
raise ValueError("Qubits must be distinct.")
for qubit in qubit_tuple:
if not 0 <= qubit < self.num_qubits:
raise IndexError(f"Qubit index {qubit} out of range for {self.num_qubits} qubits.")
return qubit_tuple
def _distribution_from_probabilities(probabilities: np.ndarray, num_qubits: int) -> Dict[str, float]:
bitstrings = [format(index, f"0{num_qubits}b") for index in range(1 << num_qubits)]
return {bitstring: float(prob) for bitstring, prob in zip(bitstrings, probabilities)}
_H = np.array([[1, 1], [1, -1]], dtype=np.complex128) / np.sqrt(2)
_X = np.array([[0, 1], [1, 0]], dtype=np.complex128)
_Y = np.array([[0, -1j], [1j, 0]], dtype=np.complex128)
_Z = np.array([[1, 0], [0, -1]], dtype=np.complex128)
_CNOT = np.array(
[
[1, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 1, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 1],
[0, 0, 1, 0],
],
dtype=np.complex128,
)