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|name=Pauli
|name=Pauli
|desc=Produces a Pauli operator
|desc=Produces a Pauli operator
|req=[[opt_args]]
|rel=[[GellMann]]<br />[[GenGellMann]]<br />[[GenPauli]]
|rel=[[GellMann]]<br />[[GenGellMann]]<br />[[GenPauli]]
|cat=[[List of functions#Special_states,_vectors,_and_operators|Special states, vectors, and operators]]
|upd=December 18, 2013
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<tt>'''Pauli'''</tt> is a [[List of functions|function]] that produces the 2-by-2 Pauli X, Y, Z, or identity operator, as defined here:
<tt>'''Pauli'''</tt> is a [[List of functions|function]] that produces the 2-by-2 Pauli X, Y, Z, or identity operator, as defined here:


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==Examples==
==Examples==
<pre>
<syntaxhighlight>
>> Pauli('x')
>> Pauli('x')


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   (1,1)        1
   (1,1)        1
   (2,2)      -1
   (2,2)      -1
</pre>
</syntaxhighlight>
 
{{SourceCode|name=Pauli}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauli_matrices Pauli matrices] at Wikipedia
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauli_matrices Pauli matrices] at Wikipedia

Revision as of 15:16, 29 September 2014

Pauli
Produces a Pauli operator

Other toolboxes required none
Related functions GellMann
GenGellMann
GenPauli
Function category Special states, vectors, and operators

Pauli is a function that produces the 2-by-2 Pauli X, Y, Z, or identity operator, as defined here:

<math>X = \begin{bmatrix}0 & 1\\ 1 & 0\end{bmatrix}, \ \ Y = \begin{bmatrix}0 & -i\\ i & 0\end{bmatrix}, \ \ Z = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0\\ 0 & -1\end{bmatrix}, \ \ I = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0\\ 0 & 1\end{bmatrix}.</math>

Syntax

  • P = Pauli(IND)
  • P = Pauli(IND,SP)

Argument descriptions

  • IND: An index indicating which Pauli operator you would like to be generated. Values of 1, 2, 3, and 0 correspond to the Pauli X, Y, Z, and identity operators, respectively. Values of 'x', 'y', and 'z' are also accepted, and indicate the Pauli X, Y, and Z operators, respectively.
  • SP (optional, default 0): A flag (either 1 or 0) indicating that the Pauli operator produced should or should not be sparse.

Examples

>> Pauli('x')

ans =

     0     1
     1     0

>> Pauli(1)

ans =

     0     1
     1     0

>> Pauli(0)

ans =

     1     0
     0     1

>> Pauli('y')

ans =

   0.0000 + 0.0000i   0.0000 - 1.0000i
   0.0000 + 1.0000i   0.0000 + 0.0000i

>> Pauli('z',1) % sparse Pauli Z operator

ans =

   (1,1)        1
   (2,2)       -1

Source code

Click here to view this function's source code on github.