dq.zeros

zeros(*dims: int, layout: Layout | None = None) -> QArray

Returns the null operator.

If multiple dimensions are provided $\mathtt{dims}=(n_1,\dots,n_N)$, it returns the null operator of the composite Hilbert space of dimension $n=\prod n_k$: $$0_n = 0_{n_1}\otimes\dots\otimes 0_{n_N}.$$

Parameters

• *dims –

  Hilbert space dimension of each subsystem.

• layout –

  Matrix layout (dq.dense, dq.dia or None).

Returns

(qarray of shape (n, n)) Null operator, with n = prod(dims).

Examples

Single-mode $0_4$:

>>> dq.zeros(4)
QArray: shape=(4, 4), dims=(4,), dtype=complex64, layout=dia, ndiags=0
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Multi-mode $0_2 \otimes 0_3$:

>>> dq.zeros(2, 3)
QArray: shape=(6, 6), dims=(2, 3), dtype=complex64, layout=dia, ndiags=0
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See also

• dq.zeros_like(): returns the null operator in the Hilbert space of the input.