Source code for pennylane.templates.subroutines.fermionic_single_excitation

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r"""
Contains the FermionicSingleExcitation template.
"""
# pylint: disable-msg=too-many-branches,too-many-arguments,protected-access
import numpy as np
import pennylane as qml
from pennylane.operation import Operation, AnyWires
from pennylane.ops import RZ, RX, CNOT, Hadamard


class FermionicSingleExcitation(Operation):
    r"""Circuit to exponentiate the tensor product of Pauli matrices representing the
    single-excitation operator entering the Unitary Coupled-Cluster Singles
    and Doubles (UCCSD) ansatz. UCCSD is a VQE ansatz commonly used to run quantum
    chemistry simulations.

    The CC single-excitation operator is given by

    .. math::

        \hat{U}_{pr}(\theta) = \mathrm{exp} \{ \theta_{pr} (\hat{c}_p^\dagger \hat{c}_r
        -\mathrm{H.c.}) \},

    where :math:`\hat{c}` and :math:`\hat{c}^\dagger` are the fermionic annihilation and
    creation operators and the indices :math:`r` and :math:`p` run over the occupied and
    unoccupied molecular orbitals, respectively. Using the `Jordan-Wigner transformation
    <https://arxiv.org/abs/1208.5986>`_ the fermionic operator defined above can be written
    in terms of Pauli matrices (for more details see
    `arXiv:1805.04340 <https://arxiv.org/abs/1805.04340>`_).

    .. math::

        \hat{U}_{pr}(\theta) = \mathrm{exp} \Big\{ \frac{i\theta}{2}
        \bigotimes_{a=r+1}^{p-1}\hat{Z}_a (\hat{Y}_r \hat{X}_p) \Big\}
        \mathrm{exp} \Big\{ -\frac{i\theta}{2}
        \bigotimes_{a=r+1}^{p-1} \hat{Z}_a (\hat{X}_r \hat{Y}_p) \Big\}.

    The quantum circuit to exponentiate the tensor product of Pauli matrices entering
    the latter equation is shown below (see `arXiv:1805.04340 <https://arxiv.org/abs/1805.04340>`_):

    |

    .. figure:: ../../_static/templates/subroutines/single_excitation_unitary.png
        :align: center
        :width: 60%
        :target: javascript:void(0);

    |

    As explained in `Seely et al. (2012) <https://arxiv.org/abs/1208.5986>`_,
    the exponential of a tensor product of Pauli-Z operators can be decomposed in terms of
    :math:`2(n-1)` CNOT gates and a single-qubit Z-rotation referred to as :math:`U_\theta` in
    the figure above. If there are :math:`X` or :math:`Y` Pauli matrices in the product,
    the Hadamard (:math:`H`) or :math:`R_x` gate has to be applied to change to the
    :math:`X` or :math:`Y` basis, respectively. The latter operations are denoted as
    :math:`U_1` and :math:`U_2` in the figure above. See the Usage Details section for more
    information.

    Args:
        weight (float): angle :math:`\theta` entering the Z rotation acting on wire ``p``
        wires (Iterable): Wires that the template acts on.
            The wires represent the subset of orbitals in the interval ``[r, p]``. Must be of
            minimum length 2. The first wire is interpreted as ``r`` and the last wire as ``p``.
            Wires in between are acted on with CNOT gates to compute the parity of the set
            of qubits.

    .. details::
        :title: Usage Details

        Notice that:

        #. :math:`\hat{U}_{pr}(\theta)` involves two exponentiations where :math:`\hat{U}_1`,
           :math:`\hat{U}_2`, and :math:`\hat{U}_\theta` are defined as follows,

           .. math::
               [U_1, U_2, U_{\theta}] = \Bigg\{\bigg[R_x(-\pi/2), H, R_z(\theta/2)\bigg],
               \bigg[H, R_x(-\frac{\pi}{2}), R_z(-\theta/2) \bigg] \Bigg\}

        #. For a given pair ``[r, p]``, ten single-qubit and ``4*(len(wires)-1)`` CNOT
           operations are applied. Notice also that CNOT gates act only on qubits
           ``wires[1]`` to ``wires[-2]``. The operations performed across these qubits
           are shown in dashed lines in the figure above.

        An example of how to use this template is shown below:

        .. code-block:: python

            import pennylane as qml

            dev = qml.device('default.qubit', wires=3)

            @qml.qnode(dev)
            def circuit(weight, wires=None):
                qml.FermionicSingleExcitation(weight, wires=wires)
                return qml.expval(qml.Z(0))

            weight = 0.56
            print(circuit(weight, wires=[0, 1, 2]))

    """

    num_wires = AnyWires
    grad_method = "A"
    parameter_frequencies = [(0.5, 1.0)]

    def __init__(self, weight, wires=None, id=None):
        if len(wires) < 2:
            raise ValueError(f"expected at least two wires; got {len(wires)}")

        shape = qml.math.shape(weight)
        if shape != ():
            raise ValueError(f"Weight must be a scalar tensor {()}; got shape {shape}.")

        super().__init__(weight, wires=wires, id=id)

    @property
    def num_params(self):
        return 1

    @staticmethod
    def compute_decomposition(weight, wires):  # pylint: disable=arguments-differ
        r"""Representation of the operator as a product of other operators.

        .. math:: O = O_1 O_2 \dots O_n.



        .. seealso:: :meth:`~.FermionicSingleExcitation.decomposition`.

        Args:
            weight (float): angle entering the Z rotation
            wires (Any or Iterable[Any]): wires that the operator acts on

        Returns:
            list[.Operator]: decomposition of the operator
        """

        # Interpret first and last wire as r and p
        r = wires[0]
        p = wires[-1]

        # Sequence of the wires entering the CNOTs between wires 'r' and 'p'
        set_cnot_wires = [wires[l : l + 2] for l in range(len(wires) - 1)]

        op_list = []
        # ------------------------------------------------------------------
        # Apply the first layer

        # U_1, U_2 acting on wires 'r' and 'p'
        op_list.append(RX(-np.pi / 2, wires=r))
        op_list.append(Hadamard(wires=p))

        # Applying CNOTs between wires 'r' and 'p'
        for cnot_wires in set_cnot_wires:
            op_list.append(CNOT(wires=cnot_wires))

        # Z rotation acting on wire 'p'
        op_list.append(RZ(weight / 2, wires=p))

        # Applying CNOTs in reverse order
        for cnot_wires in reversed(set_cnot_wires):
            op_list.append(CNOT(wires=cnot_wires))

        # U_1^+, U_2^+ acting on wires 'r' and 'p'
        op_list.append(RX(np.pi / 2, wires=r))
        op_list.append(Hadamard(wires=p))

        # ------------------------------------------------------------------
        # Apply the second layer

        # U_1, U_2 acting on wires 'r' and 'p'
        op_list.append(Hadamard(wires=r))
        op_list.append(RX(-np.pi / 2, wires=p))

        # Applying CNOTs between wires 'r' and 'p'
        for cnot_wires in set_cnot_wires:
            op_list.append(CNOT(wires=cnot_wires))

        # Z rotation acting on wire 'p'
        op_list.append(RZ(-weight / 2, wires=p))

        # Applying CNOTs in reverse order
        for cnot_wires in reversed(set_cnot_wires):
            op_list.append(CNOT(wires=cnot_wires))

        # U_1^+, U_2^+ acting on wires 'r' and 'p'
        op_list.append(Hadamard(wires=r))
        op_list.append(RX(np.pi / 2, wires=p))

        return op_list

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