Questions tagged [qiskit]
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QISKit not installing in PyCharm
I am attempting to setup a PyCharm project to study and work through the QISKit textbook. However I seem to be running into a propblem seting it up.
I have setup a python enviroment via anaconda (...
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Is it better to initialize quantum circuits in Qiskit by passing QuantumRegister and ClassicalRegister objects?
From the perspective of building quantum computation software based on Qiskit, which approach to defining quantum circuits is more robust?
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Symmetric Universal Quantum Cloning Machine (UQCM) N --> M for unknown states
Does it exist a schematic diagram of the quantum circuit implementing the symmetric UQCM N--> M for unknown states? If yes, does anyone know a Qiskit implementation of it?
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How can we construct a control-control y-rotation (CCRy) gate in Qiskit?
Qiskit has a CRy gate, however I couldn't find a CCRy (double control Ry) gate implementation. How can we construct the CCRy circuit given below in Qiskit without any ancillary qubits?
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Qiskit: is there a quick way to work out the spherical coordinates for a given qubit statevector?
I am trying to calculate the spherical coordinates of different qubit states (i.e. working out $\theta$ and $\phi$ from: $|\psi\rangle = e^{-i\phi/2}\cos(\theta/2)|0\rangle + e^{i\phi/2}\sin(\theta/2)|...
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Qiskit: how can you use a different state for each shot in a quantum circuit? [duplicate]
I am trying to run a quantum circuit many times, each time using a different random state - a single qubit i.e. $|\psi\rangle= a|0\rangle + b|1\rangle$ with different $a$ and $b$. Once each qubit has ...
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Phase Kickback - factoring Dirac representation
In section 2.3 of the Qiskit textbook (Phase Kickback), there's an example where a controlled-T gate is applied to $|1+\rangle$.
You're asked to attempt the same thing with $|0+\rangle$. I've done ...
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Multiple Providers on IBMQ
I am attempting to run parallel computations on two different backends from within the same Jupyter notebook, though it appears these two jobs are running sequentially. I understand the jobs will be ...
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In VQE, what ansatz would be best used for a maximally entangled $n$-qubit $H$?
What ansatz would be best used for a maximally entangled n qubit H? I came across this question in the Qiskit textbook and I really don't know how I would answer it.
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How to implement the swap test with the help of qiskit?
It's creating a real confusion for me especially the parameterized circuit which I have to create. Can anybody please solve this for me? I want to create this circuit.
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What is a good program to practice using a quantum algorithm? Should I use Cirq or Qiskit?
I am starting to learn about Quantum Computers and Quantum Algorithms. I also started reading about Qiskit and Cirq. I really like learning about them and hopefully I can be a Software Engineer with ...
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How to implement $\sqrt{iSWAP}$ in Qiskit
I want to implement the $\sqrt{iSWAP}$ operator using simple operations in Qiskit such as it is done for the $iSWAP$ here or $\sqrt{SWAP}$ gate here. How can I do this? If possible I would like to ...
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unable to install qiskit-aqua[cvx]…While installing, i am getting the below error. If anyone can suggest
I am unable to install qiskit-aqua[cvx]...While installing, i am getting the below error. If anyone can suggest. I have pasted the error snapshot below
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Qiskit textbook - exercise 2.2 - why doesn't the correct answer give the same statevector?
In the Qiskit textbook, I'm stuck on one of the exercises in section 2.2. The question is:
Write the state: as two separate qubits.
The answer has already been covered in this question here, and is ...
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IBMQ.load_account() fails with “403 Client Error” [closed]
I alredy save an account but when I want to laod it I get a error like this
how can I fix it ?
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How does MCPhaseGate/MCU1Gate works internally in qiskit?
I was curious about the implementation of MCPhase/MCU1Gate and how it works without ancilla qubits. I ended up checking the code of the some auxiliary (?) function ...
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From QUBO matrix to Ising model in Qiskit
Given a general QUBO matrix $Q$ for a quadratic minimization problem, is there a Qiskit way to obtain the Pauli gate list or the Ising model for it? A related question is Qiskit: Taking a QUBO matrix ...
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IBM Qiskit QAOA gate implementation question
In section $5.2$ of the QAOA chapter in Qiskit textbook, section $5.2$,
state preparation uses the gate $U_{k,l}(\gamma) = e^{\frac{i \gamma}{2} (1-Z_k Z_l)}$. Later, in section $5.3$, this gate is ...
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How can I compose a list of quantum circuits onto different qubits in one command?
This is a follow-up question on composing the quantum circuits. Say if I have the following circuit element:
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Can I keep composing a series of quantum circuits into a large quantum circuit?
Suppose I have a series of quantum circuits, each of them has 2 qubits:
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How can I convert exponentials of pauli matrices to circuits of this form in Qiskit?
For example the following circuit is for $e^{-i(Z\otimes Z\otimes Z)\Delta t} $
I know this can even be done without the ancilla qubit, having the CNOTs control the last qubit and applying an RZ on ...
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Vertex Cover mappings from QUBO to Ising and vice versa
According to paper Ising formulations of many NP problems, Vertex Cover problem has the following Ising formulation:
$$\underset{x}{\text{min }} f(x) = a\sum_{(i,j) \in E}(1-x_i)(1-x_j) + b\sum_{i \in ...
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Will there be any difference in solution for a weighted and unweighted graph? I mean is there any relation between weight and solution?
I was working on max-cut problem. To do I have been given a graph of unweighted version, and I have to convert it into weighted version. I did it using qiskit. Now I was playing around the code, hence ...
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Qiskit: Taking a QUBO matrix into `qubit_op'
I'm trying to solve the maximum independent set problem using Qiskit and the QAOA.
I've a nice QUBO Matrix for this simple path graph:
as so:
My question is, how do I convert this into a general ...
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How to implement Majority Vote
I am trying to boost the success propability of standart phase estimation by repeating the procedure enought times and taking a majority vote that will be encoded in a quantum register.
My problem is ...
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How can I create an ADD gate for two quantum states?
I want create an ADD gate like this:
in qiskit using elementary gates.
Can it be done?
How can I proceed?
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Transpiler fails after 1000 iterations
I'm transpiling a set of quantum circuits using ibmq_5_yorktown. However, as the number of circuits gets larger, it shows me the following error message:
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Calculating exact expectation values on ibmq_qasm_simulator
In order to calculate the exact expectation value of a Pauli operator in some state using local qasm_simulator, I do
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IBMQ - Total samples exceeds the maximum number of samples for channel [8002]
I'm trying to run some pulse schedules on ibmq_bogota but I'm running into this error:
There are 99 "circuits"/pulse schedules in this job. When I try to ...
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What are the differences between IBMQJobManager and Qiskit aqua QuantumInstance?
I have been using the Qiskit aqua QuantumInstance for a while, and have recently discovered the IBMQJobManager class and the two seem to be quite similar. Are there differences between them? Will they ...
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Can I 'shuffle' the qubits in my circuit?
If I have such a quantum circuit:
quanc = QuantumCircuit(5)
quanc.crz(np.pi,1,0)
quanc.cx(1,[i for i in range(2,5)])
Can I 'shuffle' the quantum circuit, such ...
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Handle Qiskit Excpetion while Loading IBMQ Account using Streamlit
I'm trying to build a simple web app for generating random numbers using IBMQ (Qiskit) and Streamlit. However, if there is no IBMQ saved account it should wait for the user to enter the API token and ...
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How to perform a phase operator on register that contains two or more qubitsļ¼
My problem is easy to understand, just how to calculate the matrix of phase operator(or phase gate) acts on multi-qubits so that i can perfrom it in quantum circuit on IBM Quantum Experience
just like ...
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Qiskit CircuitStateFn.eval() on more than 16 qubits
The definition of Qiskit CircuitStateFn.eval() is as follows:
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How can I find a Clifford+T approximation of an arbitrary one qubit gate in Qiskit?
I know the Solovay-Kitaev algorithm can achieve this. Is there an implementation of this or any other algorithm for the same task in Qiskit? Or perhaps some other library that interfaces well with ...
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Can I adjust the quantum circuit after transpiling it?
I have a list of quantum circuits called all_circuits. I tried to run those circuits on a quantum computer by submitting the jobs to the IBM job manager:
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processing between sequential executions
Regarding real quantum computers of IBM, can one execute a circuit that contains measurements and afterwards get counts and then, based on the results of measurements (from counts), decide if to build ...
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Generic CNOT gate in qiskit from tensor product
I would like to use qiskit to verify for generalized CNOT gates that, e.g. for 4 qubits
\begin{equation}
\text{cu(0,3)} = |0\rangle\langle 0|\otimes1\!\!1\otimes1\!\!1\otimes1\!\!1 + |1\rangle\langle ...
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Was the Quantum Circuit Attribute “iden” renamed?
I'm going through some older tutorials for my employer and everything seems to be working fine except the "iden" attribute. The error is listed below. I assume the name was changed but I don'...
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Implementing Grover's oracle with multiple solutions in Qiskit
I want to turn a state
$$
|\Psi_1ā© = \frac{1}{\sqrt{8}}(|000ā©+|001ā©+|010ā©+|011ā©+|100ā©+|101ā©+|110ā©+|111ā©)
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|\Psi_2ā© = \frac{1}{\sqrt{8}}(|000ā©+|001ā©+|010ā©+|011ā©+|100ā©-|101ā©-|110ā©+|111ā©)
$$
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Q-Sphere representation of Bell States
I'm currently going through Lab1 of the Qiskit Quantum Computing Course, where one task is to create the Bell State
$$\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\left(\vert01\rangle + \vert10\rangle\right)$$
Technically it ...
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What's the default value for a quantum register?
I've just started to learn Quantum computing with Qiskit: I'm reading the Qiskit documentation and the book "Quantum Computing in Practice with QiskitĀ® and IBM Quantum ExperienceĀ®".
In this ...
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Is there a 'retry' logic in job manager?
This is a follow-up question to my earlier post. I'm trying to filter a set of results obtained from job manager, and the following code works when my circuit list doesn't contain too many elements:
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API error when trying to access IBM Quantum Computer using IBMQ API Token
I'm trying to write a code so that if the token exists then it loads the account or else it asks the user for the API token. Below is the code for reference:
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Filtering a set of results obtained from job manager
I've already generated a filter for readout error mitigation:
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How to simulate the density matrix in Qiskit when using the qasm simulator?
When simulating a circuit using qasm simulator, if there is a depolarizing channel in the noise model, then the results could be mixed states. How can I calculate the density matrix of the mixed ...
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CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED after updating Python when trying to access results in IBM QE
I had a question earlier about the Numpy DeprecationWarning flooding issue. I just updated the Python in my regular jupyter notebook and have trouble running the following cell:
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Applying a projector to a qubit in a qiskit circuit
I'd like to be able to apply $|0 \rangle \langle 0|$ to project a qubit to the state $|0 \rangle$ in the middle of qiskit circuit (see, for example, the attached circuit).
I wonder if, in general, ...
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How to fix an error : “ QiskitBackendNotFoundError: 'No backend matches the criteria' ”
I am trying to run the Quantum Teleportation Algorithm using Qiskit on Jupyter Notebook.
Here is my code below where I am finding an error -
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proof that the gate U is equivalent to the given circuit mathematically
I have solved this question by this, but can't able to get my mistake in it.
