Source code for pennylane.measurements.expval

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"""
This module contains the qml.expval measurement.
"""
import warnings
from typing import Sequence, Tuple, Union

import pennylane as qml
from pennylane.operation import Operator
from pennylane.wires import Wires

from .measurements import Expectation, SampleMeasurement, StateMeasurement
from .mid_measure import MeasurementValue


def expval(op: Union[Operator, MeasurementValue]):
    r"""Expectation value of the supplied observable.

    **Example:**

    .. code-block:: python3

        dev = qml.device("default.qubit", wires=2)

        @qml.qnode(dev)
        def circuit(x):
            qml.RX(x, wires=0)
            qml.Hadamard(wires=1)
            qml.CNOT(wires=[0, 1])
            return qml.expval(qml.Y(0))

    Executing this QNode:

    >>> circuit(0.5)
    -0.4794255386042029

    Args:
        op (Union[Observable, MeasurementValue]): a quantum observable object. To
            get expectation values for mid-circuit measurements, ``op`` should be
            a ``MeasurementValue``.

    Returns:
        ExpectationMP: measurement process instance
    """
    if isinstance(op, MeasurementValue):
        return ExpectationMP(obs=op)

    if isinstance(op, Sequence):
        raise ValueError(
            "qml.expval does not support measuring sequences of measurements or observables"
        )

    if isinstance(op, qml.Identity) and len(op.wires) == 0:
        # temporary solution to merge https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane/pull/5106
        raise NotImplementedError(
            "Expectation values of qml.Identity() without wires are currently not allowed."
        )

    if not op.is_hermitian:
        warnings.warn(f"{op.name} might not be hermitian.")

    return ExpectationMP(obs=op)


class ExpectationMP(SampleMeasurement, StateMeasurement):
    """Measurement process that computes the expectation value of the supplied observable.

    Please refer to :func:`expval` for detailed documentation.

    Args:
        obs (Union[.Operator, .MeasurementValue]): The observable that is to be measured
            as part of the measurement process. Not all measurement processes require observables
            (for example ``Probability``); this argument is optional.
        wires (.Wires): The wires the measurement process applies to.
            This can only be specified if an observable was not provided.
        eigvals (array): A flat array representing the eigenvalues of the measurement.
            This can only be specified if an observable was not provided.
        id (str): custom label given to a measurement instance, can be useful for some applications
            where the instance has to be identified
    """

    @property
    def return_type(self):
        return Expectation

    @property
    def numeric_type(self):
        return float

    def shape(self, device, shots):
        if not shots.has_partitioned_shots:
            return ()
        num_shot_elements = sum(s.copies for s in shots.shot_vector)
        return tuple(() for _ in range(num_shot_elements))

    def process_samples(
        self,
        samples: Sequence[complex],
        wire_order: Wires,
        shot_range: Tuple[int] = None,
        bin_size: int = None,
    ):
        # estimate the ev
        op = self.mv if self.mv is not None else self.obs
        with qml.queuing.QueuingManager.stop_recording():
            samples = qml.sample(op=op).process_samples(
                samples=samples, wire_order=wire_order, shot_range=shot_range, bin_size=bin_size
            )

        # With broadcasting, we want to take the mean over axis 1, which is the -1st/-2nd with/
        # without bin_size. Without broadcasting, axis 0 is the -1st/-2nd with/without bin_size
        axis = -1 if bin_size is None else -2
        # TODO: do we need to squeeze here? Maybe remove with new return types
        return qml.math.squeeze(qml.math.mean(samples, axis=axis))

    def process_state(self, state: Sequence[complex], wire_order: Wires):
        # This also covers statistics for mid-circuit measurements manipulated using
        # arithmetic operators
        eigvals = qml.math.asarray(self.eigvals(), dtype="float64")

        # we use ``self.wires`` instead of ``self.obs`` because the observable was
        # already applied to the state
        with qml.queuing.QueuingManager.stop_recording():
            prob = qml.probs(wires=self.wires).process_state(state=state, wire_order=wire_order)
        # In case of broadcasting, `prob` has two axes and this is a matrix-vector product
        return qml.math.dot(prob, eigvals)

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