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qml.qaoa.cost.bit_driver

bit_driver(wires, b)[source]

Returns the bit-driver cost Hamiltonian.

This Hamiltonian is defined as:

H = (1)b+1iZi

where Zi is the Pauli-Z operator acting on the i-th wire and b  {0, 1}. This Hamiltonian is often used when constructing larger QAOA cost Hamiltonians.

Parameters
  • wires (Iterable or Wires) – The wires on which the Hamiltonian acts

  • b (int) – Either 0 or 1. Determines whether the Hamiltonian assigns lower energies to bitstrings with a majority of bits being 0 or a majority of bits being 1, respectively.

Returns

Return type

Hamiltonian

Example

>>> wires = range(3)
>>> hamiltonian = qaoa.bit_driver(wires, 1)
>>> print(hamiltonian)
1 * Z(0) + 1 * Z(1) + 1 * Z(2)