MboElemOp.h File Reference

Definition of elementary operators. More...

#include <MboExport.h>
#include <MboIndices.h>
#include <MboErrors.h>

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Typedefs
typedef struct MboElemOp_t *	MboElemOp
	Type for representing elementary operators. More...

Functions
MBO_EXPORT MBO_STATUS	mboElemOpCreate (MboElemOp *elemOp)
	Create a MboElemOp object. More...
MBO_EXPORT void	mboElemOpDestroy (MboElemOp *elemOp)
	Destroy a MboElemOp object. More...
MBO_EXPORT MBO_STATUS	mboElemOpAddTo (MboLocInd r, MboLocInd c, struct MboAmplitude *a, MboElemOp *elemOp)
	Add a non-zero entry to an MboElemOp. More...
MBO_EXPORT void	mboElemOpScale (struct MboAmplitude *a, MboElemOp elemOp)
	Rescale an elementary operator. More...
MBO_EXPORT MBO_STATUS	mboElemOpPlus (MboElemOp elemOpA, MboElemOp *elemOpB)
	Add elementary operators. More...
MBO_EXPORT MBO_STATUS	mboElemOpMul (MboElemOp elemOpA, MboElemOp *elemOpB)
	Add elementary operators. More...
MBO_EXPORT MboElemOp	mboElemOpCopy (MboElemOp elemOp)
	copy an elementary operator More...
MBO_EXPORT int	mboElemOpNumEntries (MboElemOp elemOp)
	Get the number of non-zero entries. More...
MBO_EXPORT struct MboNonZeroEntry *	mboElemOpGetEntries (MboElemOp elemOp)
	Get the non-zero entries in the operator. More...
MBO_EXPORT void	mboElemOpDeleteEntry (MboElemOp elemOp, int e)
	Delete a non-zero entry from an operator. More...
MBO_EXPORT int	mboElemOpCheck (MboElemOp elemOp)
	Check internal integrity of an elementary operator. More...
MBO_EXPORT MboElemOp	mboSigmaPlus ()
	Spin raising operator. More...
MBO_EXPORT MboElemOp	mboSigmaMinus ()
	Spin lowering operator. More...
MBO_EXPORT MboElemOp	mboSigmaZ ()
	Sigma z Pauli spin matrix. More...
MBO_EXPORT MboElemOp	mboEye (MboLocInd dim)
	Identity operator. More...
MBO_EXPORT MboElemOp	mboNumOp (MboLocInd dim)
	Quantum mechanical harmonic oscillator number operator. More...
MBO_EXPORT MboElemOp	mboAnnihilationOp (MboLocInd dim)
	Quantum mechanical harmonic oscillator annihilation operator. More...
MBO_EXPORT MboElemOp	mboCreationOp (MboLocInd dim)
	Quantum mechanical harmonic oscillator creation operator. More...

Detailed Description

Definition of elementary operators.

Elementary operators are used as building blocks of tensor product operators. In the context of quantum mechanics they are single particle operators. Mathematically, they are sparse matrices: A collection of non-zero entries.