Source code for pennylane.measurements.state

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"""
This module contains the qml.state measurement.
"""
from typing import Sequence, Optional

import pennylane as qml
from pennylane.wires import Wires

from .measurements import State, StateMeasurement


def state() -> "StateMP":
    r"""Quantum state in the computational basis.

    This function accepts no observables and instead instructs the QNode to return its state. A
    ``wires`` argument should *not* be provided since ``state()`` always returns a pure state
    describing all wires in the device.

    Note that the output shape of this measurement process depends on the
    number of wires defined for the device.

    Returns:
        StateMP: Measurement process instance

    **Example:**

    .. code-block:: python3

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

        @qml.qnode(dev)
        def circuit():
            qml.Hadamard(wires=1)
            return qml.state()

    Executing this QNode:

    >>> circuit()
    array([0.70710678+0.j, 0.70710678+0.j, 0.        +0.j, 0.        +0.j])

    The returned array is in lexicographic order. Hence, we have a :math:`1/\sqrt{2}` amplitude
    in both :math:`|00\rangle` and :math:`|01\rangle`.

    .. note::

        Differentiating :func:`~pennylane.state` is currently only supported when using the
        classical backpropagation differentiation method (``diff_method="backprop"``) with a
        compatible device.

    .. details::
        :title: Usage Details

        A QNode with the ``qml.state`` output can be used in a cost function which
        is then differentiated:

        >>> dev = qml.device('default.qubit', wires=2)
        >>> qml.qnode(dev, diff_method="backprop")
        ... def test(x):
        ...     qml.RY(x, wires=[0])
        ...     return qml.state()
        >>> def cost(x):
        ...     return np.abs(test(x)[0])
        >>> cost(x)
        tensor(0.98877108, requires_grad=True)
        >>> qml.grad(cost)(x)
        -0.07471906623679961
    """
    return StateMP()


def density_matrix(wires) -> "StateMP":
    r"""Quantum density matrix in the computational basis.

    This function accepts no observables and instead instructs the QNode to return its density
    matrix or reduced density matrix. The ``wires`` argument gives the possibility
    to trace out a part of the system. It can result in obtaining a mixed state, which can be
    only represented by the reduced density matrix.

    Args:
        wires (Sequence[int] or int): the wires of the subsystem

    Returns:
        StateMP: Measurement process instance

    **Example:**

    .. code-block:: python3

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

        @qml.qnode(dev)
        def circuit():
            qml.PauliY(wires=0)
            qml.Hadamard(wires=1)
            return qml.density_matrix([0])

    Executing this QNode:

    >>> circuit()
    array([[0.+0.j 0.+0.j]
        [0.+0.j 1.+0.j]])

    The returned matrix is the reduced density matrix, where system 1 is traced out.

    .. note::

        Calculating the derivative of :func:`~pennylane.density_matrix` is currently only supported when
        using the classical backpropagation differentiation method (``diff_method="backprop"``)
        with a compatible device.
    """
    wires = Wires(wires)
    return StateMP(wires=wires)


class StateMP(StateMeasurement):
    """Measurement process that returns the quantum state in the computational basis.

    Please refer to :func:`state` and :func:`density_matrix` for detailed documentation.

    Args:
        wires (.Wires): The wires the measurement process applies to.
            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
    """

    def __init__(self, wires: Optional[Wires] = None, id: Optional[str] = None):
        super().__init__(wires=wires, id=id)

    @property
    def return_type(self):
        return State

    @property
    def numeric_type(self):
        return complex

    def _shape_legacy(self, device, shots):
        num_shot_elements = (
            sum(s.copies for s in shots.shot_vector) if shots.has_partitioned_shots else 1
        )

        if self.wires:
            # qml.density_matrix()
            dim = 2 ** len(self.wires)
            return (num_shot_elements, dim, dim)

        # qml.state()
        dim = 2 ** len(device.wires)
        return (num_shot_elements, dim)

    def shape(self, device, shots):
        if not qml.active_return():
            return self._shape_legacy(device, shots)
        num_shot_elements = (
            sum(s.copies for s in shots.shot_vector) if shots.has_partitioned_shots else 1
        )

        if self.wires:
            # qml.density_matrix()
            dim = 2 ** len(self.wires)
            return (
                (dim, dim)
                if num_shot_elements == 1
                else tuple((dim, dim) for _ in range(num_shot_elements))
            )

        # qml.state()
        dim = 2 ** len(device.wires)
        return (dim,) if num_shot_elements == 1 else tuple((dim,) for _ in range(num_shot_elements))

    # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
    def process_state(self, state: Sequence[complex], wire_order: Wires):
        if self.wires:
            # qml.density_matrix
            wire_map = dict(zip(wire_order, range(len(wire_order))))
            mapped_wires = [wire_map[w] for w in self.wires]
            return qml.math.reduced_dm(state, indices=mapped_wires, c_dtype=state.dtype)
        # qml.state
        return state

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