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Quanta SDK — Features

Gate Set (31 Gates)

Gate Qubits Description
H 1 Hadamard — creates superposition
X 1 Pauli-X — bit flip (NOT)
Y 1 Pauli-Y — bit + phase flip
Z 1 Pauli-Z — phase flip
S 1 S gate — π/2 phase
T 1 T gate — π/4 phase
CX 2 CNOT — controlled NOT
CZ 2 Controlled-Z — controlled phase
CY 2 Controlled-Y
SWAP 2 Qubit exchange
CCX 3 Toffoli — double controlled NOT
RX(θ) 1 X-axis rotation
RY(θ) 1 Y-axis rotation
RZ(θ) 1 Z-axis rotation
P(θ) 1 Phase gate
U(θ,φ,λ) 1 General single-qubit unitary
I 1 Identity
SDG 1 S-dagger (−π/2 phase)
TDG 1 T-dagger (−π/4 phase)
SX 1 Square root of X
SXdg 1 SX-dagger
RXX(θ) 2 XX rotation (2-qubit)
RZZ(θ) 2 ZZ rotation (2-qubit)
RCCX 3 Relative-phase CCX
RC3X 4 Relative-phase C3X
ECR 2 Echoed cross-resonance (IBM Heron native)
iSWAP 2 Imaginary SWAP (Google Sycamore native)
CSWAP 3 Controlled-SWAP (Fredkin)
CH 2 Controlled-Hadamard
CP(θ) 2 Controlled-Phase
MS(θ) 2 Mølmer-Sørensen (IonQ trapped-ion native)

Custom Gates

from quanta import custom_gate
import numpy as np

# Define a custom √X gate
custom_gate("SqrtX", np.array([[0.5+0.5j, 0.5-0.5j],
                                [0.5-0.5j, 0.5+0.5j]]))

Broadcast Support

H(q)        # Apply H to all qubits
H(q[0])     # Apply only to q[0]
CX(q[0], q[1])  # Two-qubit gate

Compiler Optimizations

Pass What It Does Example
CancelInverses Cancels inverse gates H·H → (empty), X·X → (empty)
MergeRotations Merges rotations RZ(π/4)·RZ(π/4) → RZ(π/2)
TranslateToTarget Converts to target hardware gate set SWAP → 3×CX

Qubit Routing

Topology-aware SWAP insertion for hardware constraints:

Topology Use Case
Linear Ion trap, superconducting chains
Ring Circular connectivity
Grid 2D superconducting (IBM, Google)

Supported Hardware Gate Sets

Hardware Gate Set
IBM Heron {CX, RZ, SX, X}
Google Sycamore {CZ, RZ, RX, RY}
Quantinuum H-Series {CX, RZ, RY, RX}

Simulators

Simulator Max Qubits Features
Statevector 27 Tensor contraction, O(2^n)
Pauli Frame 50 Stabilizer tableau (Aaronson-Gottesman), O(n) per gate
Density Matrix 13 Mixed states, Kraus channels
Accelerated 27 Auto-detects JAX-GPU / CuPy

Noise Integration

Noise is a first-class citizen in the execution pipeline:

from quanta import run
from quanta.simulator.noise import NoiseModel, Depolarizing

result = run(bell, shots=1024, noise=NoiseModel().add(Depolarizing(0.01)))

Noise Models

Channel Description Parameter Hardware Ref
Depolarizing Random Pauli error p ∈ [0,1] —
BitFlip 0⟩↔ 1⟩ flip
PhaseFlip Phase error (Z) p ∈ [0,1] —
AmplitudeDamping Energy loss (T1 decay) γ ∈ [0,1] IBM: 100-300μs
T2Relaxation Pure dephasing (T2 decay) γ ∈ [0,1] IBM: 100-200μs
Crosstalk ZZ coupling between neighbors p ∈ [0,1] ~0.1-1% / gate
ReadoutError Measurement bit-flip p01, p10 IBM: 0.5-2%

2026 Dual-Track Fault-Tolerance Engine (FTQC)

Quanta SDK implements a production-grade dual-track quantum error correction (QEC) architecture aligned with 2026 fault-tolerant standards:

Track A: 2D Topological Surface Codes & Edmonds Blossom MWPM

  • Rotated Surface Codes (\([[d^2, 1, d]]\)): Stabilizer syndrome extraction across distances \(d \in \{3, 5, 7\}\).
  • Edmonds Blossom MWPM Decoder: Full minimum-weight perfect matching replacing greedy heuristics, achieving theoretical threshold performance (\(p_{\text{th}} \approx 1\%\)).
  • Google Willow-Compliant 3D Spacetime Syndromes: Space-time syndrome graphs tracking measurement and circuit errors across fault cycles.
  • Color Codes (\([[n, 1, d]]\)): Transversal Clifford gates with 2D triangular restriction decoder.
  • Standard Codes: Steane \([[7,1,3]]\), 3-qubit Bit-Flip and Phase-Flip codes.

Track B: High-Rate qLDPC Codes & Native BP-OSD

  • Canonical Gross \([[144, 12, 12]]\) Bivariate Bicycle Code: Yielding 12 logical qubits in 144 physical qubits, achieving a \(12\times\) qubit footprint reduction over equivalent planar surface codes.
  • Native Normalized Min-Sum BP-OSD-0 Decoder: Combining belief propagation with order-0 ordered statistics decoding for sub-millisecond (\(1.54\text{ ms}\)) syndrome extraction.
  • Non-Clifford Universality:
  • 15-to-1 Bravyi-Kitaev Magic State Distillation: High-fidelity logical \(|T\rangle_L\) factory with cubic suppression (\(\epsilon_{\text{out}} \le 35 p^3\)).
  • Planar Lattice Surgery: Logical CNOT synthesis and patch merging/splitting protocols.
Code / Architecture Notation Qubit Savings Decoder
Gross Bivariate Bicycle \([[144, 12, 12]]\) 12× reduction (12 logical qubits) Normalized Min-Sum BP-OSD-0
Rotated Surface Code \([[d^2, 1, d]]\) 2D Baseline Edmonds Blossom MWPM
Color Code \([[n, 1, d]]\) Transversal Clifford Restriction Decoder
Steane Code \([[7, 1, 3]]\) Analytic Benchmark Lookup / Syndrome
15-to-1 BK Distillation $ T\rangle$ Factory \(\epsilon_{\text{out}} \le 35 p^3\)

Algorithms (Layer 3)

Algorithm Function Description
Grover search() Unstructured search with quadratic speedup
QAOA optimize() Combinatorial optimization
VQE vqe() Variational eigensolver for molecular energy
Shor factor() Integer factoring via period finding
QSVM qsvm_classify() Quantum kernel SVM classification
Portfolio portfolio_optimize() Financial portfolio optimization
Hamiltonian evolve() Trotterized time evolution
Entity Resolution resolve() QAOA-based customer deduplication
Multi-Agent MultiAgentSystem Quantum decision modeling
Monte Carlo monte_carlo_price() Amplitude estimation for option pricing
Clustering cluster_data() Swap-test quantum distance + k-means
QML Classifier QuantumClassifier Variational quantum classification

QASM Support

Direction Version Description
Export QASM 3.0 Circuit → OpenQASM string
Import QASM 2.0/3.0 OpenQASM string → DAG

Benchmark Infrastructure

Tool Description
QASMBench 10 standard + 3 large (20-24 qubit) circuits
Benchpress Adapter Cross-SDK benchmarking API
Turnusol Test 8-test quality litmus test

Parameter Sweep

from quanta import sweep

results = sweep(my_circuit, params={"theta": [0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5]})
for r in results:
    print(r.summary())

Visualization

  • Probability histogram: print(result)
  • Dirac notation: result.dirac_notation()
  • Statevector display: show_statevector(sv, n)

MCP Server (AI Integration — 23 Tools)

Quanta SDK includes 23 MCP (Model Context Protocol) tools for both local and cloud agents. Assistants like Claude, Gemini, and GPT can compose quantum circuits, estimate fault-tolerant costs, evaluate noise, and solve optimization problems autonomously.

Category Tools
Circuit Operations run_circuit, create_bell_state, list_gates, inspect_circuit
Quantum Algorithms grover_search, shor_factor, vqe_ground_state, quantum_clustering
Fault Tolerance & Noise simulate_noise (7 channels), estimate_fault_tolerant_cost (Google Willow / IBM Starling)
Optimization & Math qubo_solve, portfolio_optimization, entity_resolution_match

PyTorch & Biomorphic Quantum Engine (v1.2.0-production — quanta.torch)

1. Differentiable QuantumLayer

  • Full torch.nn.Module integration.
  • Analytical Parameter-Shift Rule for exact vector-Jacobian products (VJPs) and autograd gradients.
  • Hardware-efficient parameterized ansatz templates: hardware_efficient, strong_entangling, reuploading, real_amplitudes.
  • Full device portability across CPU, CUDA, and Apple Silicon MPS (Metal).

2. Continuous Quantum Resonance (ContinuousResonator)

  • Continuous-time Hamiltonian evolution: \(U(t) = e^{-i H(x, \theta) t}\).
  • Daleckii-Krein Closed-Form Fréchet Matrix Exponential Derivatives: Eliminating Padé truncation errors (\(>1.3\times 10^{-6}\)) with exact machine precision (\(9.99\times 10^{-16}\)).
  • Dynamical Lie Algebra & Barren Plateau Diagnosis: Pre-execution diagnosis via \(\mathfrak{g} = \langle i H_k \rangle_{\text{Lie}}\) dimension and Casimir operator analysis.
  • Ehrenfest theorem time derivatives and Lindblad phase-damping dissipators for open quantum neural systems.

3. Biomorphic Resonant Brain (BiomorphicResonantBrain)

  • Dual-Hemisphere Architecture: Resonance coupling between Left (analytical/logical) and Right (intuitive/pattern) hemispheres.
  • 4-Neuromodulator Dynamics:
  • Dopamine (\(DA\)): Value weighting and reward-driven plasticity.
  • Acetylcholine (\(ACh\)): Attention gating and learning rate scaling.
  • Serotonin (\(5\text{-}HT\)): Impulsivity dampening and patience regulation.
  • Norepinephrine (\(NE\)): Arousal and novelty-triggered exploratory dynamics.
  • Cerebral Oxygenation (\(sO_2\)): Metabolic budget and energy-constrained computation.
  • REM Sleep Continual Learning: Active memory consolidation preventing catastrophic forgetting.
  • NoisyHippocampalBuffer: Lindblad phase diffusion and Sharp-Wave Ripple (SWR) replay buffer.
  • DialecticalSynthesizer: Quantum Thesis-Antithesis conflict resolution engine.
  • CSFBiophysicalShield: Biophysical quantum phase shielding suppressing environmental decoherence.

Apple Silicon Metal / MLX Acceleration (v1.2.0)

  • Zero-Copy Unified Memory Acceleration: Dedicated Metal/MLX pipeline eliminating CPU-GPU memory copying, achieving up to 52.09× peak speedup.
  • SIMD-Vectorized Clifford Engine: Aaronson-Gottesman binary tableau simulator executing over 3.13 million gates/second.
  • Matrix Product States (MPS): Low-entanglement 250-qubit GHZ state preparation in 3.42 milliseconds.
  • Large-Scale Statevector Contraction: Dense statevector contraction up to 27+ qubits on Unified Memory architectures.

Multi-Cloud Quantum Hardware Validation

  • IonQ Cloud: REST API v0.3 protocol, 29-qubit hardware emulation, and remote telemetry.
  • IBM Quantum: 156-qubit Heron r3 processors (ibm_torino, ibm_fez), native ISA transpilation, and IAM authentication.
  • Google Cirq: Sycamore native gate decomposition and Colab GPU environment support.

Empirical Verification & Certified Rigor

  • 2,076 Passing Automated Tests: 100% pass rate with zero mock or synthetic oracle calls.
  • Exact Unitarity: Verified \(\|U^\dagger U - I\| < 10^{-14}\) across all gate sets.
  • CPTP Trace Preservation: Open quantum Lindblad evolution strictly bounded by \(|\text{Tr}(\rho) - 1.0| < 10^{-12}\).

Deployment Options

Target Method Use Case
Local pip install quanta-sdk Fast development & testing
PyTorch / AI pip install "quanta-sdk[torch]" Deep learning & hybrid QNNs
Apple Metal pip install "quanta-sdk[metal]" Apple Silicon GPU acceleration
Claude / Gemini / GPT MCP Server Integration (fastmcp) 23-tool autonomous AI agents
Cloud Run / Docker Dockerfile.mcp + SSE Always-on remote quantum microservice