qiskit.aqua.operators.gradients.CircuitGradient.convert¶
-
abstract
CircuitGradient.
convert
(operator, params=None)[source]¶ - Parameters
operator (
OperatorBase
) – The operator we are taking the gradient ofparams (
Union
[ParameterExpression
,ParameterVector
,List
[ParameterExpression
],Tuple
[ParameterExpression
,ParameterExpression
],List
[Tuple
[ParameterExpression
,ParameterExpression
]],None
]) – The parameters we are taking the gradient wrt: ω If a ParameterExpression, ParameterVector or List[ParameterExpression] is given, then the 1st order derivative of the operator is calculated. If a Tuple[ParameterExpression, ParameterExpression] or List[Tuple[ParameterExpression, ParameterExpression]] is given, then the 2nd order derivative of the operator is calculated.
- Return type
OperatorBase
- Returns
An operator whose evaluation yields the Gradient.
- Raises
ValueError – If
params
contains a parameter not present inoperator
.