Questions tagged [qiskit]
Qiskit is an open source SDK for working with quantum computers at the level of pulses, circuits and application modules. If appropriate, also use the [programming] tag. Please include the version of Qiskit you use when using this tag.
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SWAP gate(s) in the $R(\lambda^{-1})$ step of the HHL circuit for $4\times 4$ systems
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On the 5th page of the paper Quantum circuit design for solving linear systems of equations (Cao et al, 2012) there's this circuit:
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Is there a common set of modules for user-defining-quantum-gate for QISKit
I am wondering if there exists a common library or a set of modules for user-defining-quantum-gate for QISKit.
If it does, could you tell me?
By referring to Define Quantum Gates and How to define ...
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What are theta, phi and lambda in cu1(theta, ctl, tgt) and cu3(theta, phi, lam, ctl, tgt)? What are the rotation matrices being used?
I was reading the documentation for qiskit.QuantumCircuit and came across the functions cu1(theta, ctl, tgt) and ...
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Checking value of variable using quantum approach
A beginner question after watching few videos.
Say, var=a; var can be either of two values, ...
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Phase-Shift Gate in Qiskit
How to implement the phase shift gate in qiskit or ibmq?
Phase Shift Gate : $$\begin{pmatrix}e^{ia} && 0 \\ 0 && e^{ia}\end{pmatrix} = e^{ia}I$$
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Construct Controlled-$G^{\dagger}$ from known Controlled-$G$
Let there be a known a scheme (quantum circuit) of Controlled-G, where unitary gate G has G$^†$ such that G≠G$^†$ and GG$^†$=I (for example S and S$^†$, T and T$^†$, V and V$^†$, but not Pauli and H ...
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One-qubit gate results in QISKit
I found it odd that the result of the action of identity gate (namely a $2\times2$ identity matrix) on a pure state $|0\rangle$ (namely the vector corresponding to the $2\times1$ matrix $\begin{...
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Quantum algorithm for linear systems of equations (HHL09): Step 2 - Preparation of the initial states $|\Psi_0\rangle$ and $|b\rangle$
This is a continuation of Quantum algorithm for linear systems of equations (HHL09): Step 2 - What is $|\Psi_0\rangle$?
In the paper: Quantum algorithm for linear systems of equations (Harrow, ...
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Changing indices of qubits in QISKit
I was wondering if something like this is possible in QISKit: let's say we have two registers containing target and ancilla qubits:
$a_0$ -------------------
$a_1$--------------------
$\vdots$
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Composing multiple quantum circuits in single quantum program in Qiskit
I was wondering if there is a way to compose a program with multiple quantum circuits without having the register reinitialized at $0$ for each circuit.
Specifically, I would like run a second ...
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Visualization of Quantum Circuits when using IBM QISKit
I have followed the installation steps, regarding QISKit working environment. For circuit visualization, I've installed latex as in addition to poppler to convert from PDF to images. Afterwards, I ...
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How can I implement an n-bit Toffoli gate?
I want to create a Toffoli gate controlled by n qubits, and implement it in QISKit. Can this be done? If so, how?
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How to delete pending jobs on IBM Quantum Computer to retrieve units?
I am trying to run some code using qiskit, but I get the error message, that I have run out of necessary Experiment Units. I ...
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What is Qconfig in QISKit and how do I set it up?
To use certain things in QISKIt, such as acessing the real quantum processors, it seems that there is a file 'Qconfig.py'. That needs to be set up.
How do I do this?
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Why does job.running in QISKit output False, even if the job is still running?
I submitted a job in the 0.5.0 version of QISKit using
job = execute(qc, 'ibmqx5', shots=shots)
This just submits the job, and does not wait for a result.
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How to create an arbitrary state in QISKit for a local_qasm_simulator?
I would like to play with a quantum circuit local_qasm_simulator in QISKit, but I do not want to implement a separate quantum circuit that would prepare an initial ...
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There was an error in the circuit!. Error = 'QISkit Time Out'
I've got the following quantum code using QISKit (based on hello_quantum.py):
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