MatrixOperator.evolve¶

MatrixOperator.evolve(state_in, evo_time=0, num_time_slices=0, expansion_mode='trotter', expansion_order=1)[source]¶

Carry out the eoh evolution for the operator under supplied specifications.

Parameters

state_in (Union(list,numpy.array)) – A vector representing the initial state for the evolution
evo_time (Union(complex, float)) – The evolution time
num_time_slices (int) – The number of time slices for the expansion
expansion_mode (str) – The mode under which the expansion is to be done. Currently support ‘trotter’, which follows the expansion as discussed in http://science.sciencemag.org/content/273/5278/1073, and ‘suzuki’, which corresponds to the discussion in https://arxiv.org/pdf/quant-ph/0508139.pdf
expansion_order (int) – The order for suzuki expansion

Returns

Return the matrix vector multiplication result.

Return type

numpy.array

Raises