pygsti.modelmembers.operations.lindbladerrorgen

The LindbladErrorgen class and supporting functionality.

Module Contents

Classes

LindbladErrorgen

A class for representing noisy quantum operations using Lindblad error generators.

LindbladParameterization

An object encapsulating a particular way of parameterizing a LindbladErrorgen

Attributes

IMAG_TOL

pygsti.modelmembers.operations.lindbladerrorgen.IMAG_TOL = '1e-07'
class pygsti.modelmembers.operations.lindbladerrorgen.LindbladErrorgen(lindblad_coefficient_blocks, elementary_errorgen_basis='auto', mx_basis='pp', evotype='default', state_space=None)

Bases: pygsti.modelmembers.operations.linearop.LinearOperator

A class for representing noisy quantum operations using Lindblad error generators.

Initialize a LindbladErrorgen object.

Parameters

lindblad_coefficient_blockslist of LindbladCoefficientBlock

A list of Lindblad coefficient blocks that define the error generator.

lindblad_basis{‘auto’, ‘PP’, ‘std’, ‘gm’, ‘qt’} or Basis object, optional

The basis used for Lindblad terms. If ‘auto’, the basis is inferred from the coefficient blocks. Default is ‘auto’.

mx_basis{‘std’, ‘gm’, ‘pp’, ‘qt’} or Basis object, optional

The basis for this error generator’s linear mapping. Default is ‘pp’.

evotype{“default”, “densitymx”, “svterm”, “cterm”}, optional

The evolution type of the error generator being constructed. Default is “default”.

state_spaceStateSpace, optional

The state space for the error generator. Default is None.

Raises

ValueError

If the provided evotype does not support any of the required representations for a LindbladErrorgen.

property total_term_magnitude

Get the total (sum) of the magnitudes of all this operator’s terms.

The magnitude of a term is the absolute value of its coefficient, so this function returns the number you’d get from summing up the absolute-coefficients of all the Taylor terms (at all orders!) you get from expanding this operator in a Taylor series.

Returns

float

property total_term_magnitude_deriv

The derivative of the sum of all this operator’s terms.

Computes the derivative of the total (sum) of the magnitudes of all this operator’s terms with respect to the operators (local) parameters.

Returns
numpy array

An array of length self.num_params

property num_params

Get the number of independent parameters which specify this operation.

Returns
int

the number of independent parameters.

coefficient_blocks
matrix_basis
paramvals
lindblad_term_superops_and_1norms
combined_lindblad_term_superops
classmethod from_operation_matrix_and_blocks(op_matrix, lindblad_coefficient_blocks, elementary_errorgen_basis='PP', mx_basis='pp', truncate=True, evotype='default', state_space=None)

Creates a Lindblad-parameterized error generator from an operation and a set of `LindbladCoefficientBlock`s.

Here “operation” means the exponentiated error generator, so this method essentially takes the matrix log of op_matrix and constructs an error generator from this by subsequently projecting this constructed error generator onto the specified LindbladCoefficientBlock`s. Note that since these blocks are user specified this projection may not be complete. E.g. passing in a general operation consisting of non-trivial ‘H’, ‘S’, ‘C’ and ‘A’ generators together with a single `LindbladCoefficientBlock for storing ‘H’ terms will result in an ‘H’-only generator.

Parameters
op_matrixnumpy array or SciPy sparse matrix

a square 2D array that gives the raw operation matrix, assumed to be in the mx_basis basis, to parameterize. The shape of this array sets the dimension of the operation.

lindblad_coefficient_blockslist of LindbladCoefficientBlocks

List of LindbladCoefficientBlocks for storing the input error generator data given the projections onto these blocks.

elementary_errorgen_basis: str or ‘Basis’, optional (default ‘PP’)

The basis is used to construct the elementary error generator basis elements. Should be compatible with the basis element subscripts labeling the coefficients in elementary_errorgens. Most commonly ‘PP’, the unnormalized Pauli-product basis.

mx_basisstr or Basis object

The basis in which to return matrix representation of the constructed error generator. E.g. ‘pp’, ‘gm’, ‘std’, etc…

truncatebool, optional

Whether to truncate the projections onto the Lindblad terms in order to meet constraints (e.g. to preserve CPTP) when necessary. If False, then an error is thrown when the given error generator cannot be realized by the specified parameterization.

evotypestr or Evotype, optional (default ‘default’)

The evolution type of the error generator being constructed. When specifying ‘default’ the evotype is automatically inferred/chosen. “densitymx” means usual Lioville density-matrix-vector propagation via matrix-vector products. “svterm” denotes state-vector term- based evolution (action of operation is obtained by evaluating the rank-1 terms up to some order). “cterm” is similar but uses Clifford operation action on stabilizer states.

state_spaceStateSpace or castable to StateSpace

The state space upon which this error generator acts.

Returns

LindbladErrorgen

classmethod from_operation_matrix(op_matrix, parameterization='CPTPLND', elementary_errorgen_basis='PP', mx_basis='pp', truncate=True, evotype='default', state_space=None)

Creates a Lindblad-parameterized error generator from an operation.

Here “operation” means the exponentiated error generator, so this method essentially takes the matrix log of op_matrix and constructs an error generator from this using from_error_generator().

Parameters
op_matrixnumpy array or SciPy sparse matrix

a square 2D array that gives the raw operation matrix, assumed to be in the mx_basis basis, to parameterize. The shape of this array sets the dimension of the operation.

parameterization: LindbladParameterization or str castable to LindbladParameterization, optional (default ‘auto’)

Either an instance of LindbladParameterization or a string castable to a valid LindbladParameterization. This object specifies the internal parameterizations and coefficient blocks required for storing the data associated with this error generator and requisite for enforcing appropriate constraints. See documentation of LindbladParameterization for more details, but common examples include:

  • ‘auto’: A minimal parameterization is inferred based on the contents of elementary_errorgens. See the minimal_from_elementary_errorgens method of LindbladParameterization for more.

  • ‘CPTPLND’: A CPTP-constrained error generator parameterization

  • ‘GLND’: General Lindbladian, a non-CP (but still TP) constrained parameterization

  • ‘H’: A Hamiltonian-only parameterization (no ‘S’, ‘C’, or ‘A’ terms)

  • ‘H+S’: A Hamiltonian + Stochastic only parameterization (no ‘C’ or ‘A’ terms).

See aforementioned documentation for more details.

elementary_errorgen_basis: str or ‘Basis’, optional (default ‘PP’)

The basis is used to construct the elementary error generator basis elements. Should be compatible with the basis element subscripts labeling the coefficients in elementary_errorgens. Most commonly ‘PP’, the unnormalized Pauli-product basis.

mx_basisstr or Basis object

The basis in which to return matrix representation of the constructed error generator. E.g. ‘pp’, ‘gm’, ‘std’, etc…

truncatebool, optional

Whether to truncate the projections onto the Lindblad terms in order to meet constraints (e.g. to preserve CPTP) when necessary. If False, then an error is thrown when the given error generator cannot be realized by the specified parameterization.

evotypestr or Evotype, optional (default ‘default’)

The evolution type of the error generator being constructed. When specifying ‘default’ the evotype is automatically inferred/chosen. “densitymx” means usual Lioville density-matrix-vector propagation via matrix-vector products. “svterm” denotes state-vector term- based evolution (action of operation is obtained by evaluating the rank-1 terms up to some order). “cterm” is similar but uses Clifford operation action on stabilizer states.

state_spaceStateSpace or castable to StateSpace

The state space upon which this error generator acts.

Returns

LindbladErrorgen

classmethod from_error_generator(errgen_or_dim, parameterization='CPTPLND', elementary_errorgen_basis='PP', mx_basis='pp', truncate=True, evotype='default', state_space=None)

Construct a new LindbladErrorgen instance instantiated using a dense numpy array or sparse scipy array representation.

Parameters
errgen_or_dimnumpy array or SciPy sparse matrix or int

A square 2D array that gives the full error generator, or an integer specifying the dimension of an empty (all-zeros) 2D array to construct.

parameterization: LindbladParameterization or str castable to LindbladParameterization, optional (default ‘auto’)

Either an instance of LindbladParameterization or a string castable to a valid LindbladParameterization. This object specifies the internal parameterizations and coefficient blocks required for storing the data associated with this error generator and requisite for enforcing appropriate constraints. See documentation of LindbladParameterization for more details, but common examples include:

  • ‘auto’: A minimal parameterization is inferred based on the contents of elementary_errorgens. See the minimal_from_elementary_errorgens method of LindbladParameterization for more.

  • ‘CPTPLND’: A CPTP-constrained error generator parameterization

  • ‘GLND’: General Lindbladian, a non-CP (but still TP) constrained parameterization

  • ‘H’: A Hamiltonian-only parameterization (no ‘S’, ‘C’, or ‘A’ terms)

  • ‘H+S’: A Hamiltonian + Stochastic only parameterization (no ‘C’ or ‘A’ terms).

See aforementioned documentation for more details.

elementary_errorgen_basis: str or ‘Basis’, optional (default ‘PP’)

The basis is used to construct the elementary error generator basis elements. Should be compatible with the basis element subscripts labeling the coefficients in elementary_errorgens. Most commonly ‘PP’, the unnormalized Pauli-product basis.

mx_basisstr or Basis object

The basis in which to return matrix representation of the constructed error generator. E.g. ‘pp’, ‘gm’, ‘std’, etc…

truncatebool, optional

Whether to truncate the projections onto the Lindblad terms in order to meet constraints (e.g. to preserve CPTP) when necessary. If False, then an error is thrown when the given error generator cannot be realized by the specified parameterization.

evotypestr or Evotype, optional (default ‘default’)

The evolution type of the error generator being constructed. When specifying ‘default’ the evotype is automatically inferred/chosen. “densitymx” means usual Lioville density-matrix-vector propagation via matrix-vector products. “svterm” denotes state-vector term- based evolution (action of operation is obtained by evaluating the rank-1 terms up to some order). “cterm” is similar but uses Clifford operation action on stabilizer states.

state_spaceStateSpace, optional (default None)

StateSpace object to use in construction of this LindbladErrorgen. If None we use the function pygsti.baseobjs.statespace.default_space_for_dim to infer the correct state space from the dimensions of the passed in error generator.

Returns

LindbladErrorgen

classmethod from_error_generator_and_blocks(errgen_or_dim, lindblad_coefficient_blocks, elementary_errorgen_basis='PP', mx_basis='pp', truncate=True, evotype='default', state_space=None)

Creates a Lindblad-parameterized error generator from an operation and a set of `LindbladCoefficientBlock`s.

Here “operation” means the exponentiated error generator, so this method essentially takes the matrix log of op_matrix and constructs an error generator from this by subsequently projecting this constructed error generator onto the specified LindbladCoefficientBlock`s. Note that since these blocks are user specified this projection may not be complete. E.g. passing in a general operation consisting of non-trivial ‘H’, ‘S’, ‘C’ and ‘A’ generators together with a single `LindbladCoefficientBlock for storing ‘H’ terms will result in an ‘H’-only generator.

Parameters
errgen_or_dimnumpy array or SciPy sparse matrix or int

A square 2D array that gives the full error generator, or an integer specifying the dimension of an empty (all-zeros) 2D array to construct.

lindblad_coefficient_blockslist of LindbladCoefficientBlocks

List of LindbladCoefficientBlocks for storing the input error generator data given the projections onto these blocks.

elementary_errorgen_basis: str or ‘Basis’, optional (default ‘PP’)

The basis is used to construct the elementary error generator basis elements. Should be compatible with the basis element subscripts labeling the coefficients in elementary_errorgens. Most commonly ‘PP’, the unnormalized Pauli-product basis.

mx_basisstr or Basis object

The basis in which to return matrix representation of the constructed error generator. E.g. ‘pp’, ‘gm’, ‘std’, etc…

truncatebool, optional

Whether to truncate the projections onto the Lindblad terms in order to meet constraints (e.g. to preserve CPTP) when necessary. If False, then an error is thrown when the given error generator cannot be realized by the specified parameterization.

evotypestr or Evotype, optional (default ‘default’)

The evolution type of the error generator being constructed. When specifying ‘default’ the evotype is automatically inferred/chosen. “densitymx” means usual Lioville density-matrix-vector propagation via matrix-vector products. “svterm” denotes state-vector term- based evolution (action of operation is obtained by evaluating the rank-1 terms up to some order). “cterm” is similar but uses Clifford operation action on stabilizer states.

state_spaceStateSpace, optional (default None)

StateSpace object to use in construction of this LindbladErrorgen. If None we use the function pygsti.baseobjs.statespace.default_space_for_dim to infer the correct state space from the dimensions of the passed in error generator.

Returns

LindbladErrorgen

classmethod from_elementary_errorgens(elementary_errorgens, parameterization='auto', elementary_errorgen_basis='PP', mx_basis='pp', truncate=True, evotype='default', state_space=None)

Construct a new LindbladErrorgen instance instantiated using a dictionary of elementary error generator coefficients and rates.

Parameters
elementary_errorgensdict

A dictionary whose keys are `ElementaryErrogenLabel`s and whose values are corresponding error generator rates.

parameterization: LindbladParameterization or str castable to LindbladParameterization, optional (default ‘auto’)

Either an instance of LindbladParameterization or a string castable to a valid LindbladParameterization. This object specifies the internal parameterizations and coefficient blocks required for storing the data associated with this error generator and requisite for enforcing appropriate constraints. See documentation of LindbladParameterization for more details, but common examples include:

  • ‘auto’: A minimal parameterization is inferred based on the contents of elementary_errorgens. See the minimal_from_elementary_errorgens method of LindbladParameterization for more.

  • ‘CPTPLND’: A CPTP-constrained error generator parameterization

  • ‘GLND’: General Lindbladian, a non-CP (but still TP) constrained parameterization

  • ‘H’: A Hamiltonian-only parameterization (no ‘S’, ‘C’, or ‘A’ terms)

  • ‘H+S’: A Hamiltonian + Stochastic only parameterization (no ‘C’ or ‘A’ terms).

See aforementioned documentation for more details.

elementary_errorgen_basis: str or ‘Basis’, optional (default ‘PP’)

The basis is used to construct the elementary error generator basis elements. Should be compatible with the basis element subscripts labeling the coefficients in elementary_errorgens. Most commonly ‘PP’, the unnormalized Pauli-product basis.

mx_basisstr or Basis object

The basis in which to return matrix representation of the constructed error generator. E.g. ‘pp’, ‘gm’, ‘std’, etc…

truncatebool, optional

Whether to truncate the projections onto the Lindblad terms in order to meet constraints (e.g. to preserve CPTP) when necessary. If False, then an error is thrown when the given error generator cannot be realized by the specified parameterization.

evotypestr or Evotype, optional (default ‘default’)

The evolution type of the error generator being constructed. When specifying ‘default’ the evotype is automatically inferred/chosen. “densitymx” means usual Lioville density-matrix-vector propagation via matrix-vector products. “svterm” denotes state-vector term- based evolution (action of operation is obtained by evaluating the rank-1 terms up to some order). “cterm” is similar but uses Clifford operation action on stabilizer states.

state_spaceStateSpace or castable to StateSpace

The state space upon which this error generator acts.

Returns

LindbladErrorgen

to_dense(on_space: pygsti.SpaceT = 'minimal')

Return this error generator as a dense matrix.

Parameters
on_space{‘minimal’, ‘Hilbert’, ‘HilbertSchmidt’}

The space that the returned dense operation acts upon. For unitary matrices and bra/ket vectors, use ‘Hilbert’. For superoperator matrices and super-bra/super-ket vectors use ‘HilbertSchmidt’. ‘minimal’ means that ‘Hilbert’ is used if possible given this operator’s evolution type, and otherwise ‘HilbertSchmidt’ is used.

Returns

numpy.ndarray

to_sparse(on_space: pygsti.SpaceT = 'minimal')

Return the error generator as a sparse matrix.

Returns

scipy.sparse.csr_matrix

taylor_order_terms(order, max_polynomial_vars=100, return_coeff_polys=False)

Get the order-th order Taylor-expansion terms of this operation.

This function either constructs or returns a cached list of the terms at the given order. Each term is “rank-1”, meaning that its action on a density matrix rho can be written:

rho -> A rho B

The coefficients of these terms are typically polynomials of the operation’s parameters, where the polynomial’s variable indices index the global parameters of the operation’s parent (usually a Model), not the operation’s local parameter array (i.e. that returned from to_vector).

Parameters
orderint

The order of terms to get.

max_polynomial_varsint, optional

maximum number of variables the created polynomials can have.

return_coeff_polysbool

Whether a parallel list of locally-indexed (using variable indices corresponding to this object’s parameters rather than its parent’s) polynomial coefficients should be returned as well.

Returns
termslist

A list of RankOneTerm objects.

coefficientslist

Only present when return_coeff_polys == True. A list of compact polynomial objects, meaning that each element is a (vtape,ctape) 2-tuple formed by concatenating together the output of Polynomial.compact().

to_vector()

Extract a vector of the underlying operation parameters from this operation.

Returns
numpy array

a 1D numpy array with length == num_params().

from_vector(v, close=False, dirty_value=True)

Initialize the operation using a vector of parameters.

Parameters
vnumpy array

The 1D vector of operation parameters. Length must == num_params()

closebool, optional

Whether v is close to this operation’s current set of parameters. Under some circumstances, when this is true this call can be completed more quickly.

dirty_valuebool, optional

The value to set this object’s “dirty flag” to before exiting this call. This is passed as an argument so it can be updated recursively. Leave this set to True unless you know what you’re doing.

Returns

None

coefficients(return_basis=False, logscale_nonham=False, label_type='global')

Constructs a dictionary of the Lindblad-error-generator coefficients of this error generator.

Note that these are not necessarily the parameter values as those parameter value correspond to the internal representation utilized, which may be constructed to enforce positivity constraints, for instance.

Parameters
return_basisbool

Whether to also return a Basis containing the elements with which the error generator terms were constructed.

logscale_nonhambool, optional

Whether or not the non-hamiltonian error generator coefficients should be scaled so that the returned dict contains: (1 - exp(-d^2 * coeff)) / d^2 instead of coeff. This essentially converts the coefficient into a rate that is the contribution this term would have within a depolarizing channel where all stochastic generators had this same coefficient. This is the value returned by error_rates().

label_typestr, optional (default ‘global’)

String specifying which type of ElementaryErrorgenLabel to use as the keys for the returned dictionary. Allowed options are ‘global’ for GlobalElementaryErrorgenLabel and ‘local’ for LocalElementaryErrorgenLabel.

Returns
elem_errorgensdict

Keys are instances of ElementaryErrorgenLabel, which wrap the (termType, basisLabel1, <basisLabel2>) information for each coefficient. Where termType is “H” (Hamiltonian), “S” (Stochastic), “C”`(Correlation) or `”A” (Affine). Hamiltonian and S terms always have a single basis label while ‘C’ and ‘A’ terms have two.

basisBasis

A Basis mapping the basis labels used in the keys of elem_errorgens to basis matrices.

coefficient_labels(label_type='global')

The elementary error-generator labels corresponding to the elements of coefficients_array().

Parameters
label_typestr, optional (default ‘global’)

String specifying which type of ElementaryErrorgenLabel to use as the keys for the returned dictionary. Allowed options are ‘global’ for GlobalElementaryErrorgenLabel and ‘local’ for LocalElementaryErrorgenLabel.

Returns
elem_errorgensdict

list of ElementaryErrorgenLabel, which wrap the (termType, basisLabel1, <basisLabel2>) information for each coefficient. Where termType is “H” (Hamiltonian), “S” (Stochastic), “C”`(Correlation) or `”A” (Affine). Hamiltonian and S terms always have a single basis label while ‘C’ and ‘A’ terms have two.

coefficients_array()

The weighted coefficients of this error generator in terms of “standard” error generators.

Constructs a 1D array of all the coefficients returned by coefficients(), weighted so that different error generators can be weighted differently when a errorgen_penalty_factor is used in an objective function.

Returns
numpy.ndarray

A 1D array of length equal to the number of coefficients in the linear combination of standard error generators that is this error generator.

coefficients_array_deriv_wrt_params()

The jacobian of coefficients_array() with respect to this error generator’s parameters.

Returns
numpy.ndarray

A 2D array of shape (num_coeffs, num_params) where num_coeffs is the number of coefficients in the linear combination of standard error generators that is this error generator, and num_params is this error generator’s number of parameters.

error_rates(label_type='global')

Constructs a dictionary of the error rates associated with this error generator.

The error rates pertain to the channel formed by exponentiating this object.

The “error rate” for an individual Hamiltonian error is the angle about the “axis” (generalized in the multi-qubit case) corresponding to a particular basis element, i.e. theta in the unitary channel U = exp(i * theta/2 * BasisElement).

The “error rate” for an individual Stochastic error is the contribution that basis element’s term would have to the error rate of a depolarization channel. For example, if the rate corresponding to the term (‘S’,’X’) is 0.01 this means that the coefficient of the rho -> X*rho*X-rho error generator is set such that if this coefficient were used for all 3 (X,Y, and Z) terms the resulting depolarizing channel would have error rate 3*0.01 = 0.03.

Note that because error generator terms do not necessarily commute with one another, the sum of the returned error rates is not necessarily the error rate of the overall channel.

Parameters
label_typestr, optional (default ‘global’)

String specifying which type of ElementaryErrorgenLabel to use as the keys for the returned dictionary. Allowed options are ‘global’ for GlobalElementaryErrorgenLabel and ‘local’ for LocalElementaryErrorgenLabel.

Returns
elem_errorgensdict

Keys are instances of ElementaryErrorgenLabel, which wrap the (termType, basisLabel1, <basisLabel2>) information for each coefficient. Where termType is “H” (Hamiltonian), “S” (Stochastic), “C”`(Correlation) or `”A” (Affine). Hamiltonian and S terms always have a single basis label while ‘C’ and ‘A’ terms have two.

set_coefficients(elementary_errorgens, action: Literal['update', 'add', 'reset'] = 'update', logscale_nonham=False, truncate=True)

Sets the coefficients of elementary error generator terms in this error generator.

The dictionary elementary_errorgens has keys which are ElementaryErrorgenLabel`s describing the type of term and the basis elements used to construct it, e.g. `(‘H’,’X’), together with the corresponding rates.

Parameters
elementary_errorgensdict

Dictionary whose keys are instances of ElementaryErrorgenLabel, which wrap the (termType, basisLabel1, <basisLabel2>) information for each coefficient, and whose values are corresponding error generator rates for each coefficient. Where termType is “H” (Hamiltonian), “S” (Stochastic), “C”`(Correlation) or `”A” (Affine). Hamiltonian and S terms always have a single basis label while ‘C’ and ‘A’ terms have two.

action{“update”,”add”,”reset”}

How the values in lindblad_term_dict should be combined with existing error-generator coefficients.

logscale_nonhambool, optional

Whether or not the values in lindblad_term_dict for non-hamiltonian error generators should be interpreted as error rates (of an “equivalent” depolarizing channel, see errorgen_coefficients()) instead of raw coefficients. If True, then the non-hamiltonian coefficients are set to -log(1 - d^2*rate)/d^2, where rate is the corresponding value given in lindblad_term_dict. This is what is performed by the function set_error_rates().

truncatebool, optional

Whether to truncate the projections onto the Lindblad terms in order to meet constraints (e.g. to preserve CPTP) when necessary. If False, then an error is thrown when the given coefficients cannot be parameterized as specified.

Returns

None

set_error_rates(elementary_errorgens, action='update')

Sets the coeffcients of elementary error generator terms in this error generator.

Coefficients are set so that the contributions of the resulting channel’s error rate are given by the values in elementary_errorgens. See error_rates() for more details.

Parameters
elementary_errorgensdict

Dictionary whose keys are instances of ElementaryErrorgenLabel, which wrap the (termType, basisLabel1, <basisLabel2>) information for each coefficient, and whose values are corresponding error generator rates for each coefficient. Where termType is “H” (Hamiltonian), “S” (Stochastic), “C”`(Correlation) or `”A” (Affine). Hamiltonian and S terms always have a single basis label while ‘C’ and ‘A’ terms have two.

action{“update”,”add”,”reset”}

How the values in lindblad_term_dict should be combined with existing error-generator coefficients.

action{“update”,”add”,”reset”}

How the values in lindblad_term_dict should be combined with existing error rates.

Returns

None

coefficient_weights()

Return a dictionary whose keys are error generator coefficients, as given by :method:`coefficient_labels`, and whose value are the weights that have been specified for those coefficients. Note that weight != rate! These weights are used in conjunction with certain penalty factor options available in the construction of objective functions for parameters estimation purposes, and are not generally used outside of that setting.

set_coefficient_weights(weights)

Set the weights for the error generator coefficients in this error generator using a dictionary whose keys are error generator coefficients, as given by :method:`coefficient_labels`, and whose value are the weights that have been specified for those coefficients. Note that weight != rate! These weights are used in conjunction with certain penalty factor options available in the construction of objective functions for parameters estimation purposes, and are not generally used outside of that setting.

Parameters
weightsdict

A dictionary where keys are coefficient labels and values are the corresponding weights to set.

transform_inplace(s)

Update error generator E with inv(s) * E * s,

Generally, the transform function updates the parameters of the operation such that the resulting operation matrix is altered as described above. If such an update cannot be done (because the operation parameters do not allow for it), ValueError is raised.

Parameters
sGaugeGroupElement

A gauge group element which specifies the “s” matrix (and it’s inverse) used in the above similarity transform.

Returns

None

deriv_wrt_params(wrt_filter=None)

The element-wise derivative this operation.

Construct a matrix whose columns are the vectorized derivatives of the flattened error generator matrix with respect to a single operator parameter. Thus, each column is of length op_dim^2 and there is one column per operation parameter.

Parameters
wrt_filterlist or numpy.ndarray

List of parameter indices to take derivative with respect to. (None means to use all the this operation’s parameters.)

Returns
numpy array

Array of derivatives, shape == (dimension^2, num_params)

hessian_wrt_params(wrt_filter1=None, wrt_filter2=None)

Construct the Hessian of this error generator with respect to its parameters.

This function returns a tensor whose first axis corresponds to the flattened operation matrix and whose 2nd and 3rd axes correspond to the parameters that are differentiated with respect to.

Parameters
wrt_filter1list or numpy.ndarray

List of parameter indices to take 1st derivatives with respect to. (None means to use all the this operation’s parameters.)

wrt_filter2list or numpy.ndarray

List of parameter indices to take 2nd derivatives with respect to. (None means to use all the this operation’s parameters.)

Returns
numpy array

Hessian with shape (dimension^2, num_params1, num_params2)

onenorm_upperbound()

Returns an upper bound on the 1-norm for this error generator (viewed as a matrix).

Returns

float

to_memoized_dict(mmg_memo)

Create a serializable dict with references to other objects in the memo.

Parameters
mmg_memo: dict

Memo dict from a ModelMemberGraph, i.e. keys are object ids and values are ModelMemberGraphNodes (which contain the serialize_id). This is NOT the same as other memos in ModelMember (e.g. copy, allocate_gpindices, etc.).

Returns
mm_dict: dict

A dict representation of this ModelMember ready for serialization This must have at least the following fields: module, class, submembers, params, state_space, evotype Additional fields may be added by derived classes.

class pygsti.modelmembers.operations.lindbladerrorgen.LindbladParameterization(block_types, param_modes, abbrev=None, meta=None)

Bases: pygsti.baseobjs.nicelyserializable.NicelySerializable

An object encapsulating a particular way of parameterizing a LindbladErrorgen

A LindbladParameterization is a high-level parameterization-type (e.g. “H+S”) that contains two “modes” - one describing the number (and structure) of the non-Hamiltonian Lindblad coefficients (nonham_mode’) and one describing how the Lindblad coefficients are converted to/from parameters (`param_mode).

Parameters

nonham_modestr

The “non-Hamiltonian mode” describes which non-Hamiltonian Lindblad coefficients are stored in a LindbladOp, and is one of “diagonal” (only the diagonal elements of the full coefficient matrix as a 1D array), “diag_affine” (a 2-by-d array of the diagonal coefficients on top of the affine projections), or “all” (the entire coefficient matrix).

param_modestr

The “parameter mode” describes how the Lindblad coefficients/projections are converted into parameter values. This can be: “unconstrained” (coefficients are independent unconstrained parameters), “cptp” (independent parameters but constrained so map is CPTP), “depol” (all non-Ham. diagonal coeffs are the same, positive value), or “reldepol” (same as “depol” but no positivity constraint).

ham_params_allowed, nonham_params_allowedbool

Whether or not Hamiltonian and non-Hamiltonian parameters are allowed.

block_types
param_modes
abbrev = 'None'
meta = 'None'
classmethod minimal_from_elementary_errorgens(errs)

Helper function giving minimal Lindblad parameterization needed for specified errors.

Parameters
errsdict

Error dictionary with keys as (termType, basisLabel) tuples, where termType can be “H” (Hamiltonian), “S” (Stochastic), or “A” (Active), and basisLabel is a string of I, X, Y, or Z, or to describe a Pauli basis element appropriate for the gate (i.e. having the same number of letters as there are qubits in the gate). For example, you could specify a 0.01-radian Z-rotation error and 0.05 rate of Pauli- stochastic X errors on a 1-qubit gate by using the error dictionary: {(‘H’,’Z’): 0.01, (‘S’,’X’): 0.05}.

Returns
parameterizationstr

Parameterization string for constructing Lindblad error generators.

classmethod cast(obj)

Converts a string into a LindbladParameterization object if necessary.

Parameters
objstr or LindbladParameterization

The object to convert.

Returns

LindbladParameterization