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.ops.qubit.observables import BasisStateProjector
from pennylane.wires import Wires
from .measurements import Expectation, SampleMeasurement, StateMeasurement
from .mid_measure import MeasurementValue
[docs]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.PauliY(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 not op.is_hermitian:
warnings.warn(f"{op.name} might not be hermitian.")
return ExpectationMP(obs=op)
[docs]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
[docs] 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))
[docs] def process_samples(
self,
samples: Sequence[complex],
wire_order: Wires,
shot_range: Tuple[int] = None,
bin_size: int = None,
):
if isinstance(self.obs, BasisStateProjector):
# branch specifically to handle the basis state projector observable
idx = int("".join(str(i) for i in self.obs.parameters[0]), 2)
with qml.queuing.QueuingManager.stop_recording():
probs = qml.probs(wires=self.wires).process_samples(
samples=samples, wire_order=wire_order, shot_range=shot_range, bin_size=bin_size
)
return probs[idx]
# 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))
[docs] def process_state(self, state: Sequence[complex], wire_order: Wires):
if isinstance(self.obs, BasisStateProjector):
# branch specifically to handle the basis state projector observable
idx = int("".join(str(i) for i in self.obs.parameters[0]), 2)
with qml.queuing.QueuingManager.stop_recording():
probs = qml.probs(wires=self.wires).process_state(
state=state, wire_order=wire_order
)
return probs[idx]
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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