Source code for qiskit.quantum_info.operators.mixins.group

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"""
Mixin for gate operator interface.
"""

import sys
from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
from numbers import Integral

from qiskit.exceptions import QiskitError

if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
    from typing import Self
else:
    from typing_extensions import Self


class GroupMixin(ABC):
    """Abstract Mixin for operator group operations.

    This class defines the following methods

        - :meth:`compose`
        - :meth:`dot`
        - :meth:`tensor`
        - :meth:`expand`
        - :meth:`power`

    And the following operator overloads:

        - ``&``, ``__and__`` -> :meth:`compose`
        - ``@``, ``__matmul__`` -> :meth:`dot`
        - ``^``, ``__xor__`` -> `:meth:`tensor`
        - ``**``, ``__pow__`` -> :meth:`power`

    The following abstract methods must be implemented by subclasses
    using this mixin

        - ``compose(self, other, qargs=None, inplace=False)``
        - ``tensor(self, other)``
        - ``expand(self, other)``
    """

    def __and__(self, other) -> Self:
        return self.compose(other)

    def __pow__(self, n) -> Self:
        return self.power(n)

    def __xor__(self, other) -> Self:
        return self.tensor(other)

    def __matmul__(self, other) -> Self:
        return self.dot(other)

    @abstractmethod
    def tensor(self, other) -> Self:
        r"""Return the tensor product with another CLASS.

        Args:
            other (CLASS): a CLASS object.

        Returns:
            CLASS: the tensor product :math:`a \otimes b`, where :math:`a`
                is the current CLASS, and :math:`b` is the other CLASS.

        .. note::
            The tensor product can be obtained using the ``^`` binary operator.
            Hence ``a.tensor(b)`` is equivalent to ``a ^ b``.

        .. note:
            Tensor uses reversed operator ordering to :meth:`expand`.
            For two operators of the same type ``a.tensor(b) = b.expand(a)``.
        """

    @abstractmethod
    def expand(self, other) -> Self:
        r"""Return the reverse-order tensor product with another CLASS.

        Args:
            other (CLASS): a CLASS object.

        Returns:
            CLASS: the tensor product :math:`b \otimes a`, where :math:`a`
                is the current CLASS, and :math:`b` is the other CLASS.

        .. note:
            Expand is the opposite operator ordering to :meth:`tensor`.
            For two operators of the same type ``a.expand(b) = b.tensor(a)``.
        """

    @abstractmethod
    def compose(self, other, qargs=None, front=False) -> Self:
        """Return the operator composition with another CLASS.

        Args:
            other (CLASS): a CLASS object.
            qargs (list or None): Optional, a list of subsystem positions to
                                  apply other on. If None apply on all
                                  subsystems (default: None).
            front (bool): If True compose using right operator multiplication,
                          instead of left multiplication [default: False].

        Returns:
            CLASS: The composed CLASS.

        Raises:
            QiskitError: if other cannot be converted to an operator, or has
                         incompatible dimensions for specified subsystems.

        .. note::
            Composition (``&``) by default is defined as `left` matrix multiplication for
            matrix operators, while ``@`` (equivalent to :meth:`dot`) is defined as `right` matrix
            multiplication. That is that ``A & B == A.compose(B)`` is equivalent to
            ``B @ A == B.dot(A)`` when ``A`` and ``B`` are of the same type.

            Setting the ``front=True`` kwarg changes this to `right` matrix
            multiplication and is equivalent to the :meth:`dot` method
            ``A.dot(B) == A.compose(B, front=True)``.
        """

    def dot(self, other, qargs=None) -> Self:
        """Return the right multiplied operator self * other.

        Args:
            other (CLASS): an operator object.
            qargs (list or None): Optional, a list of subsystem positions to
                                  apply other on. If None apply on all
                                  subsystems (default: None).

        Returns:
            CLASS: The right matrix multiplied CLASS.

        .. note::
            The dot product can be obtained using the ``@`` binary operator.
            Hence ``a.dot(b)`` is equivalent to ``a @ b``.
        """
        return self.compose(other, qargs=qargs, front=True)

    def power(self, n) -> Self:
        """Return the compose of a operator with itself n times.

        Args:
            n (int): the number of times to compose with self (n>0).

        Returns:
            CLASS: the n-times composed operator.

        Raises:
            QiskitError: if the input and output dimensions of the operator
                         are not equal, or the power is not a positive integer.
        """
        # NOTE: if a subclass can have negative or non-integer powers
        # this method should be overridden in that class.
        if not isinstance(n, Integral) or n < 1:
            raise QiskitError("Can only power with positive integer powers.")
        ret = self
        for _ in range(1, n):
            ret = ret.dot(self)
        return ret