LayerwiseEvolver¶
- class LayerwiseEvolver(evolution_state, layers, *args, **kwargs)[source]¶
Bases:
TEBDEvolver
A special case of the
TEBDEvolver
based on layer-wise evolution models.As also explained in
quimb_layers
, this implementation extracts the alternating even/odd bond updates implemented inside of the originalquimb.tensor.TEBD
to become the end users responsibility. It does so, by replacing the single Hamiltonian provided to theTEBDEvolver
instance with a sequence ofLayerModel
instances. Every single instance of these encodes a single layer of interactions. These should enforce the alternating updates of even and odd bonds of the underlying tensor network.The motivation for this more complicated interface is that is provides a lot more flexbility and enables users to define custom Trotter product formulas rather than being limited to the ones implemented by
quimb
directly.Initialize a
LayerwiseEvolver
instance.- Parameters:
evolution_state (quimb_tebd.MPOState | MatrixProductState) – forwarded to
TEBDEvolver
. Please refer to its documentation for more details.layers (list[LayerModel]) – the list of models describing single layers of interactions. See above as well as the explanations provided in
quimb_layers
.args – any further positional arguments will be forwarded to the
TEBDEvolver
constructor.kwargs – any further keyword arguments will be forwarded to the
TEBDEvolver
constructor.
Attributes
- reverse_layers¶
Whether to reverse the layers.
This defaults to
True
whenself.psi
is an MPO and toFalse
when it is an MPS. This is necessary because the middle-out MPO contraction applies the circuits to an identity initial state and contracts with the circuits intended initial state from the outside. Therefore, the layers must be reversed to ensure the same circuit is computed as if it were applied on top of the initial state.
- layers¶
The layers of interactions used to implement the time-evolution.
Methods