TensorMixedStates: A Julia library for simulating pure and mixed quantum states using matrix product states

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Authors: J. Houdayer, Grégoire Misguich
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Abstract

We introduce TensorMixedStates, a Julia library built on top of ITensor which allows the simulation of quantum systems in the presence of dissipation using matrix product states (MPS). It offers three key features: i) it implements the MPS representation for mixed states along with associated operations, in particular the time evolution according to a Lindblad equation or discrete time evolution using non-unitary gates (quantum channels), ii) it is based on ITensor, which has proven its effectiveness and which gives access to efficient low-level tensor manipulation as well as state-of-the-art algorithms (like DMRG or TDVP), finally iii) it presents a user-friendly interface allowing users to write sophisticated simulations for pure and mixed quantum states in a few lines of code.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques Computational Physics and Python Applications

Publication details

Journal / source
SciPost Physics Codebases
Publication date
5 June 2026
Language
EN