qml.devices.qubit.create_initial_state

create_initial_state(wires, prep_operation=None, like=None)

Returns an initial state, defaulting to \(\ket{0}\) if no state-prep operator is provided.

Parameters

• wires (Union[Wires, Iterable]) – The wires to be present in the initial state

• prep_operation (Optional[StatePrepBase]) – An operation to prepare the initial state

• like (Optional[str]) – The machine learning interface used to create the initial state. Defaults to None

Returns

The initial state of a circuit

Return type

array

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