Source code for sympy.physics.quantum.innerproduct
"""Symbolic inner product."""
from __future__ import print_function, division
from sympy import Expr, conjugate
from sympy.printing.pretty.stringpict import prettyForm
from sympy.physics.quantum.dagger import Dagger
from sympy.physics.quantum.state import KetBase, BraBase
__all__ = [
'InnerProduct'
]
# InnerProduct is not an QExpr because it is really just a regular commutative
# number. We have gone back and forth about this, but we gain a lot by having
# it subclass Expr. The main challenges were getting Dagger to work
# (we use _eval_conjugate) and represent (we can use atoms and subs). Having
# it be an Expr, mean that there are no commutative QExpr subclasses,
# which simplifies the design of everything.
[docs]class InnerProduct(Expr):
"""An unevaluated inner product between a Bra and a Ket [1].
Parameters
==========
bra : BraBase or subclass
The bra on the left side of the inner product.
ket : KetBase or subclass
The ket on the right side of the inner product.
Examples
========
Create an InnerProduct and check its properties:
>>> from sympy.physics.quantum import Bra, Ket, InnerProduct
>>> b = Bra('b')
>>> k = Ket('k')
>>> ip = b*k
>>> ip
<b|k>
>>> ip.bra
<b|
>>> ip.ket
|k>
In simple products of kets and bras inner products will be automatically
identified and created::
>>> b*k
<b|k>
But in more complex expressions, there is ambiguity in whether inner or
outer products should be created::
>>> k*b*k*b
|k><b|*|k>*<b|
A user can force the creation of a inner products in a complex expression
by using parentheses to group the bra and ket::
>>> k*(b*k)*b
<b|k>*|k>*<b|
Notice how the inner product <b|k> moved to the left of the expression
because inner products are commutative complex numbers.
References
==========
.. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_product
"""
is_complex = True
def __new__(cls, bra, ket):
if not isinstance(ket, KetBase):
raise TypeError('KetBase subclass expected, got: %r' % ket)
if not isinstance(bra, BraBase):
raise TypeError('BraBase subclass expected, got: %r' % ket)
obj = Expr.__new__(cls, bra, ket)
return obj
@property
def bra(self):
return self.args[0]
@property
def ket(self):
return self.args[1]
def _eval_conjugate(self):
return InnerProduct(Dagger(self.ket), Dagger(self.bra))
def _sympyrepr(self, printer, *args):
return '%s(%s,%s)' % (self.__class__.__name__,
printer._print(self.bra, *args), printer._print(self.ket, *args))
def _sympystr(self, printer, *args):
sbra = str(self.bra)
sket = str(self.ket)
return '%s|%s' % (sbra[:-1], sket[1:])
def _pretty(self, printer, *args):
# Print state contents
bra = self.bra._print_contents_pretty(printer, *args)
ket = self.ket._print_contents_pretty(printer, *args)
# Print brackets
height = max(bra.height(), ket.height())
use_unicode = printer._use_unicode
lbracket, _ = self.bra._pretty_brackets(height, use_unicode)
cbracket, rbracket = self.ket._pretty_brackets(height, use_unicode)
# Build innerproduct
pform = prettyForm(*bra.left(lbracket))
pform = prettyForm(*pform.right(cbracket))
pform = prettyForm(*pform.right(ket))
pform = prettyForm(*pform.right(rbracket))
return pform
def _latex(self, printer, *args):
bra_label = self.bra._print_contents_latex(printer, *args)
ket = printer._print(self.ket, *args)
return r'\left\langle %s \right. %s' % (bra_label, ket)
def doit(self, **hints):
try:
r = self.ket._eval_innerproduct(self.bra, **hints)
except NotImplementedError:
try:
r = conjugate(
self.bra.dual._eval_innerproduct(self.ket.dual, **hints)
)
except NotImplementedError:
r = None
if r is not None:
return r
return self