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+	url = https://github.com/daknuett/pyqcs

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+% vim: ft=tex
 \section{Implementation}
+
+This chapter discusses how the concepts introduced before are implemented
+into a simulator. Futher the infrastructure around the simulation and some
+tools are explained.
+
+\subsection{Dense State Vector Simulation}
+
+\subsubsection{Representation of Dense State Vectors}
+
+Recalling \eqref{eq:ci} any $n$-qbit state can be represented as a
+$2^n$ component vector in the integer state basis. This representation
+has some useful features when it comes to computations:
+
+\begin{itemize}
+    \item{The projection on the integer states is trivial.}
+    \item{For any qbit $j$ and $0 \le i \le 2^n-1$ the coefficient $c_i$ is part of the $\ket{1}_j$ amplitude iff
+        $i \& (1 << j)$ and part of the $\ket{0}_j$ amplitude otherwise.}
+    \item{For a qbit $j$ the coefficients $c_i$ and $c_{i \hat{} (1 << j)}$ are the conjugated coefficients.}
+\end{itemize}
+
+Where $\hat{}$ is the binary XOR, $\&$ the binary AND and $<<$ the binary leftshift operator.
+
+While implementing the dense state vectors two key points were allowing a simple and readable
+way to use them and simple access to the states by users that want more information than an
+abstracted view could allow. To meet both requirements the states are implemented as Python objects
+providing abstract features such as normalization checking, checking for sufficient qbit number when applying
+a circuit, computing overlaps with other states, a stringify method and stored measurement results.
+To store the measurement results a NumPy \lstinline{int8} array \cite{numpy_array} is used; this is called
+the classical state.
+The Python states also have a NumPy \lstinline{cdouble} array that stores the quantum mechanical state.
+Using NumPy arrays has the advantage that access to the data is simple and safe while operations
+on the states can be implemented in \lstinline{C} \cite{numpy_ufunc} providing a considerable speedup.
+
+This quantum mechanical state is the component vector in integer basis therefore it has $2^n$ components.
+Storing those components is acceptable in a range from $1$ to $30$ qbits; above this range the state requires
+space in the order of $1 \mbox{ GiB}$  which is in the range of usual RAM sizes for personal computers. For higher
+qbit numbers moving to high performance computers and other simulators is necessary.
+
+\subsubsection{Gates}
+
+Gates on dense state vectors are implemented as NumPy Universal Functions (ufuncs) \cite{numpy_ufunc} mapping a classical
+and a quantum state to a new classical state, a new quantum state and a $64 \mbox{ bit}$ integer indicating what qbits have
+been measured. Using ufuncs has the great advantage that managing memory is done by NumPy and an application programmer
+just has to implement the logic of the function. Because ufuncs are written in \lstinline{C} they provide a considerable
+speedup compared to an implementation in Python.
+
+The logic of gates is usually easy to implement using the integer basis. The example below implements the Hadamard gate
+\ref{ref:singleqbitgates}:
+
+\adjustbox{max width=\textwidth}{\lstinputlisting[language=C, firstline=153, lastline=178]{../pyqcs/src/pyqcs/gates/implementations/basic_gates.c}}
+
+A basic set of gates is implemented in PyQCS:
+
+\begin{itemize}
+    \item{Hadamard $H$ gate.}
+    \item{Pauli $X$ or \textit{NOT} gate.}
+    \item{Pauli $Z$ gate.}
+    \item{The $S$ phase gate.}
+    \item{$Z$ rotation $R_\phi$ gate.}
+    \item{Controlled $X$ gate: $CX$.}
+    \item{Controlled $Z$ gate: $CZ$.}
+    \item{The measurement "gate" $M$.}
+\end{itemize}
+
+To allow the implementation of possible hardware related gates the class \lstinline{GenericGate} takes
+a unitary $2\times2$ matrix as a NumPy \lstinline{cdouble} array and builds a gate from it.
+
+\subsubsection{Circuits}
+

thesis/main.tex

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 \usepackage{listings}
 %\usepackage{struktex}
 \usepackage{qcircuit}
+\usepackage{adjustbox}
 
 \geometry{left=2.5cm,right=2.5cm,top=2.5cm,bottom=2.5cm}