Quantum++ Examples

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Quantum++ Examples are examples of Quantum Computing in C++ using the Quantum++ library. Most examples illustrate the equations, examples and exercises from Nielsen, M., & Chuang, I. (2010). Quantum Computation and Quantum Information: 10th Anniversary Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511976667

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Installation instructions

Build has only been tested with the current pixi lock file, and the custom cmake provider. This makes the build process easier.

With pixi

Install pixi from https://prefix.dev/.

Run a pixi shell in the project directory

pixi shell

You can now build and run the examples

cmake --preset default
cd _build/ninja/Release
ninja
ninja test

Alternatively, you can use the preset default directly in VSCode.

Without pixi (untested)

You need to have a compiler, cmake, OpenMP installed. The versions required by the project are pretty high, although probably higher than really necessary. This is why using pixi is recommended.

Build and run the examples (or use VSCode)

cmake --preset no-pixi
cd _build/ninja/Release
ninja
ninja test

This will handle the dependencies (e.g Eigen, googletest) automatically by fetching them in the build directory.

Alternatively, you might ignore the custom provider and install the dependencies yourself (not recommended).