package jsci.physics.quantum;
import jsci.maths.AbstractMath;
import jsci.maths.Complex;
/**
* The Quantum math library.
* This class cannot be subclassed or instantiated because all methods are static.
* @version 1.5
* @author Mark Hale
*/
public final class QuantumMath extends AbstractMath {
private QuantumMath() {}
// COMMUTATOR
/**
* Returns the commutator [A,B].
* @param A an operator
* @param B an operator
*/
public static Operator commutator(final Operator A, final Operator B) {
return (A.multiply(B)).subtract(B.multiply(A));
}
// ANTICOMMUTATOR
/**
* Returns the anticommutator {A,B}.
* @param A an operator
* @param B an operator
*/
public static Operator anticommutator(final Operator A, final Operator B) {
return (A.multiply(B)).add(B.multiply(A));
}
// EXPECTATION VALUES
/**
* Returns the expectation value.
* @param op an operator
* @param ket a ket vector
* @exception DimensionException If the operator and vector have different dimensions.
*/
public static Complex expectation(final Operator op, final KetVector ket) {
return ket.toBraVector().multiply(op).multiply(ket);
}
/**
* Returns the expectation value.
* @param dm a density matrix
* @param op an operator
* @exception MatrixDimensionException If the operator and matrix have different dimensions.
*/
public static Complex expectation(final DensityMatrix dm, final Operator op) {
return dm.multiply(op).trace();
}
// PROBABILITIES
/**
* Returns the probability.
* @param p a projector
* @param ket a ket vector
* @exception DimensionException If the projector and vector have different dimensions.
*/
public static Complex probability(final Projector p, final KetVector ket) {
return ket.toBraVector().multiply(p).multiply(ket);
}
/**
* Returns the probability.
* @param dm a density matrix
* @param p a projector
* @exception MatrixDimensionException If the projector and matrix have different dimensions.
*/
public static Complex probability(final DensityMatrix dm, final Projector p) {
return dm.multiply(p).trace();
}
}
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