mm.physics.gaussian.displacement

mrmustard.physics.gaussian.displacement(x, y)[source]

Returns the displacement vector for a displacement by \(alpha = x + iy\). The dimension depends on the dimensions of x and y.

Parameters:
  • x (scalar or vector) – real part of displacement (in units of \(\sqrt{\hbar}\))

  • y (scalar or vector) – imaginary part of displacement (in units of \(\sqrt{\hbar}\))

Returns:

displacement vector of a displacement gate

Return type:

Vector