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"""The zero (null/vacuum) state."""
import numpy as np
from qiskit import QuantumRegister, QuantumCircuit
from qiskit.aqua import AquaError
from qiskit.aqua.components.initial_states import InitialState
from qiskit.aqua.utils.validation import validate_min
[docs]class Zero(InitialState):
"""
The zero (null/vacuum) state.
This is suitable for those situations in which the all-zeros state is the
desired state. This is the case for a *vacuum state* in physics or chemistry
"""
def __init__(self, num_qubits: int) -> None:
"""
Args:
num_qubits: Number of qubits, has a minimum value of 1.
"""
super().__init__()
validate_min('num_qubits', num_qubits, 1)
self._num_qubits = num_qubits
[docs] def construct_circuit(self, mode='circuit', register=None):
if mode == 'vector':
return np.array([1.0] + [0.0] * (np.power(2, self._num_qubits) - 1))
elif mode == 'circuit':
if register is None:
register = QuantumRegister(self._num_qubits, name='q')
quantum_circuit = QuantumCircuit(register)
return quantum_circuit
else:
raise AquaError('Mode should be either "vector" or "circuit"')