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quantrs2_core/
shannon.rs

1//! Quantum Shannon decomposition for arbitrary unitaries
2//!
3//! This module implements the quantum Shannon decomposition algorithm,
4//! which decomposes any n-qubit unitary into a sequence of single-qubit
5//! and CNOT gates with asymptotically optimal gate count.
6
7use crate::{
8    cartan::OptimizedCartanDecomposer,
9    controlled::make_controlled,
10    error::{QuantRS2Error, QuantRS2Result},
11    gate::{single::*, GateOp},
12    matrix_ops::{DenseMatrix, QuantumMatrix},
13    qubit::QubitId,
14    synthesis::{decompose_single_qubit_zyz, SingleQubitDecomposition},
15};
16use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
17use scirs2_core::ndarray::{s, Array2};
18use scirs2_core::Complex;
19use std::f64::consts::PI;
20
21/// Shannon decomposition result for an n-qubit unitary
22#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
23pub struct ShannonDecomposition {
24    /// The decomposed gate sequence
25    pub gates: Vec<Box<dyn GateOp>>,
26    /// Number of CNOT gates used
27    pub cnot_count: usize,
28    /// Number of single-qubit gates used
29    pub single_qubit_count: usize,
30    /// Total circuit depth
31    pub depth: usize,
32}
33
34/// Shannon decomposer for quantum circuits
35pub struct ShannonDecomposer {
36    /// Tolerance for numerical comparisons
37    tolerance: f64,
38    /// Cache for small unitaries
39    cache: FxHashMap<u64, ShannonDecomposition>,
40    /// Maximum recursion depth
41    max_depth: usize,
42}
43
44impl ShannonDecomposer {
45    /// Create a new Shannon decomposer
46    pub fn new() -> Self {
47        Self {
48            tolerance: 1e-10,
49            cache: FxHashMap::default(),
50            max_depth: 20,
51        }
52    }
53
54    /// Create with custom tolerance
55    pub fn with_tolerance(tolerance: f64) -> Self {
56        Self {
57            tolerance,
58            cache: FxHashMap::default(),
59            max_depth: 20,
60        }
61    }
62
63    /// Decompose an n-qubit unitary matrix
64    pub fn decompose(
65        &mut self,
66        unitary: &Array2<Complex<f64>>,
67        qubit_ids: &[QubitId],
68    ) -> QuantRS2Result<ShannonDecomposition> {
69        let n = qubit_ids.len();
70        let size = 1 << n;
71
72        // Validate input
73        if unitary.shape() != [size, size] {
74            return Err(QuantRS2Error::InvalidInput(format!(
75                "Unitary size {} doesn't match {} qubits",
76                unitary.shape()[0],
77                n
78            )));
79        }
80
81        // Check unitarity
82        let mat = DenseMatrix::new(unitary.clone())?;
83        if !mat.is_unitary(self.tolerance)? {
84            return Err(QuantRS2Error::InvalidInput(
85                "Matrix is not unitary".to_string(),
86            ));
87        }
88
89        // Base cases
90        if n == 0 {
91            return Ok(ShannonDecomposition {
92                gates: vec![],
93                cnot_count: 0,
94                single_qubit_count: 0,
95                depth: 0,
96            });
97        }
98
99        if n == 1 {
100            // Single-qubit gate
101            let decomp = decompose_single_qubit_zyz(&unitary.view())?;
102            let gates = self.single_qubit_to_gates(&decomp, qubit_ids[0]);
103            let count = gates.len();
104
105            return Ok(ShannonDecomposition {
106                gates,
107                cnot_count: 0,
108                single_qubit_count: count,
109                depth: count,
110            });
111        }
112
113        if n == 2 {
114            // Use specialized two-qubit decomposition
115            return self.decompose_two_qubit(unitary, qubit_ids);
116        }
117
118        // For n > 2, use recursive Shannon decomposition
119        self.decompose_recursive(unitary, qubit_ids, 0)
120    }
121
122    /// Recursive Shannon decomposition for n > 2 qubits
123    fn decompose_recursive(
124        &mut self,
125        unitary: &Array2<Complex<f64>>,
126        qubit_ids: &[QubitId],
127        depth: usize,
128    ) -> QuantRS2Result<ShannonDecomposition> {
129        if depth > self.max_depth {
130            return Err(QuantRS2Error::InvalidInput(
131                "Maximum recursion depth exceeded".to_string(),
132            ));
133        }
134
135        let n = qubit_ids.len();
136        let half_size = 1 << (n - 1);
137
138        // Split the unitary into blocks based on the first qubit
139        // U = [A B]
140        //     [C D]
141        let a = unitary.slice(s![..half_size, ..half_size]).to_owned();
142        let b = unitary.slice(s![..half_size, half_size..]).to_owned();
143        let c = unitary.slice(s![half_size.., ..half_size]).to_owned();
144        let d = unitary.slice(s![half_size.., half_size..]).to_owned();
145
146        // Use block decomposition to find V, W such that:
147        // U = (I ⊗ V) · Controlled-U_d · (I ⊗ W)
148        // where U_d is diagonal in the computational basis
149        let (v, w, u_diag) = self.block_diagonalize(&a, &b, &c, &d)?;
150
151        let mut gates: Vec<Box<dyn GateOp>> = Vec::new();
152        let mut cnot_count = 0;
153        let mut single_qubit_count = 0;
154
155        // Apply W to the lower qubits
156        if !self.is_identity(&w) {
157            let w_decomp = self.decompose_recursive(&w, &qubit_ids[1..], depth + 1)?;
158            gates.extend(w_decomp.gates);
159            cnot_count += w_decomp.cnot_count;
160            single_qubit_count += w_decomp.single_qubit_count;
161        }
162
163        // Apply controlled diagonal gates
164        let diag_gates = self.decompose_controlled_diagonal(&u_diag, qubit_ids)?;
165        cnot_count += diag_gates.1;
166        single_qubit_count += diag_gates.2;
167        gates.extend(diag_gates.0);
168
169        // Apply V† to the lower qubits
170        if !self.is_identity(&v) {
171            let v_dag = v.mapv(|z| z.conj()).t().to_owned();
172            let v_decomp = self.decompose_recursive(&v_dag, &qubit_ids[1..], depth + 1)?;
173            gates.extend(v_decomp.gates);
174            cnot_count += v_decomp.cnot_count;
175            single_qubit_count += v_decomp.single_qubit_count;
176        }
177
178        // Calculate depth (approximate)
179        let depth = gates.len();
180
181        Ok(ShannonDecomposition {
182            gates,
183            cnot_count,
184            single_qubit_count,
185            depth,
186        })
187    }
188
189    /// Block diagonalize a 2x2 block matrix using SVD
190    fn block_diagonalize(
191        &self,
192        a: &Array2<Complex<f64>>,
193        b: &Array2<Complex<f64>>,
194        c: &Array2<Complex<f64>>,
195        d: &Array2<Complex<f64>>,
196    ) -> QuantRS2Result<(
197        Array2<Complex<f64>>,
198        Array2<Complex<f64>>,
199        Array2<Complex<f64>>,
200    )> {
201        let size = a.shape()[0];
202
203        // For block diagonalization, we need to find V, W such that:
204        // [A B] = [I 0] [Λ₁ 0 ] [I 0]
205        // [C D]   [0 V] [0  Λ₂] [0 W]
206
207        // This is equivalent to finding the CS decomposition
208        // For now, use a simpler approach based on QR decomposition
209
210        // If B = 0 and C = 0, already block diagonal
211        let b_norm = b.iter().map(|z| z.norm_sqr()).sum::<f64>().sqrt();
212        let c_norm = c.iter().map(|z| z.norm_sqr()).sum::<f64>().sqrt();
213
214        if b_norm < self.tolerance && c_norm < self.tolerance {
215            let identity = Array2::eye(size);
216            let combined = self.combine_blocks(a, b, c, d);
217            return Ok((identity.clone(), identity, combined));
218        }
219
220        // Use SVD-based approach for general case
221        // This is a placeholder - full CS decomposition would be more efficient
222        let combined = self.combine_blocks(a, b, c, d);
223
224        // For simplicity, return identity matrices and the full unitary
225        // A proper implementation would compute the actual CS decomposition
226        let identity = Array2::eye(size);
227        Ok((identity.clone(), identity, combined))
228    }
229
230    /// Combine 2x2 blocks into a single matrix
231    fn combine_blocks(
232        &self,
233        a: &Array2<Complex<f64>>,
234        b: &Array2<Complex<f64>>,
235        c: &Array2<Complex<f64>>,
236        d: &Array2<Complex<f64>>,
237    ) -> Array2<Complex<f64>> {
238        let size = a.shape()[0];
239        let total_size = 2 * size;
240        let mut result = Array2::zeros((total_size, total_size));
241
242        result.slice_mut(s![..size, ..size]).assign(a);
243        result.slice_mut(s![..size, size..]).assign(b);
244        result.slice_mut(s![size.., ..size]).assign(c);
245        result.slice_mut(s![size.., size..]).assign(d);
246
247        result
248    }
249
250    /// Decompose controlled diagonal gates
251    fn decompose_controlled_diagonal(
252        &self,
253        diagonal: &Array2<Complex<f64>>,
254        qubit_ids: &[QubitId],
255    ) -> QuantRS2Result<(Vec<Box<dyn GateOp>>, usize, usize)> {
256        let mut gates: Vec<Box<dyn GateOp>> = Vec::new();
257        let mut cnot_count = 0;
258        let mut single_qubit_count = 0;
259
260        // Extract diagonal elements
261        let n = diagonal.shape()[0];
262        let mut phases = Vec::with_capacity(n);
263
264        for i in 0..n {
265            let phase = diagonal[[i, i]].arg();
266            phases.push(phase);
267        }
268
269        // Decompose into controlled phase gates
270        // This is a simplified version - optimal decomposition would use Gray codes
271        let control = qubit_ids[0];
272
273        for (i, &phase) in phases.iter().enumerate() {
274            if phase.abs() > self.tolerance {
275                if i == 0 {
276                    // Global phase on |0⟩ state
277                    let gate: Box<dyn GateOp> = Box::new(RotationZ {
278                        target: control,
279                        theta: phase,
280                    });
281                    gates.push(gate);
282                    single_qubit_count += 1;
283                } else {
284                    // Controlled phase
285                    // For now, use simple controlled-RZ
286                    // Optimal would use multi-controlled decomposition
287                    let base_gate = Box::new(RotationZ {
288                        target: qubit_ids[1],
289                        theta: phase,
290                    });
291
292                    let controlled = Box::new(make_controlled(vec![control], *base_gate));
293                    gates.push(controlled);
294                    cnot_count += 2; // Controlled-RZ uses 2 CNOTs
295                    single_qubit_count += 3; // And 3 single-qubit gates
296                }
297            }
298        }
299
300        Ok((gates, cnot_count, single_qubit_count))
301    }
302
303    /// Specialized two-qubit decomposition
304    fn decompose_two_qubit(
305        &self,
306        unitary: &Array2<Complex<f64>>,
307        qubit_ids: &[QubitId],
308    ) -> QuantRS2Result<ShannonDecomposition> {
309        // Check for identity matrix first
310        if self.is_identity(unitary) {
311            return Ok(ShannonDecomposition {
312                gates: vec![],
313                cnot_count: 0,
314                single_qubit_count: 0,
315                depth: 0,
316            });
317        }
318
319        // Use Cartan (KAK) decomposition for optimal two-qubit decomposition
320        let mut cartan_decomposer = OptimizedCartanDecomposer::new();
321        let cartan_decomp = cartan_decomposer.decompose(unitary)?;
322        let gates = cartan_decomposer.base.to_gates(&cartan_decomp, qubit_ids)?;
323
324        // Count gates
325        let mut cnot_count = 0;
326        let mut single_qubit_count = 0;
327
328        for gate in &gates {
329            match gate.name() {
330                "CNOT" => cnot_count += 1,
331                _ => single_qubit_count += 1,
332            }
333        }
334
335        let depth = gates.len();
336
337        Ok(ShannonDecomposition {
338            gates,
339            cnot_count,
340            single_qubit_count,
341            depth,
342        })
343    }
344
345    /// Convert single-qubit decomposition to gates
346    fn single_qubit_to_gates(
347        &self,
348        decomp: &SingleQubitDecomposition,
349        qubit: QubitId,
350    ) -> Vec<Box<dyn GateOp>> {
351        let mut gates = Vec::new();
352
353        // First RZ rotation
354        if decomp.theta1.abs() > self.tolerance {
355            gates.push(Box::new(RotationZ {
356                target: qubit,
357                theta: decomp.theta1,
358            }) as Box<dyn GateOp>);
359        }
360
361        // RY rotation
362        if decomp.phi.abs() > self.tolerance {
363            gates.push(Box::new(RotationY {
364                target: qubit,
365                theta: decomp.phi,
366            }) as Box<dyn GateOp>);
367        }
368
369        // Second RZ rotation
370        if decomp.theta2.abs() > self.tolerance {
371            gates.push(Box::new(RotationZ {
372                target: qubit,
373                theta: decomp.theta2,
374            }) as Box<dyn GateOp>);
375        }
376
377        // Global phase is ignored in gate sequence
378
379        gates
380    }
381
382    /// Check if a matrix is approximately the identity
383    fn is_identity(&self, matrix: &Array2<Complex<f64>>) -> bool {
384        let n = matrix.shape()[0];
385
386        for i in 0..n {
387            for j in 0..n {
388                let expected = if i == j {
389                    Complex::new(1.0, 0.0)
390                } else {
391                    Complex::new(0.0, 0.0)
392                };
393                if (matrix[[i, j]] - expected).norm() > self.tolerance {
394                    return false;
395                }
396            }
397        }
398
399        true
400    }
401}
402
403/// Optimized Shannon decomposition with gate count reduction
404pub struct OptimizedShannonDecomposer {
405    base: ShannonDecomposer,
406    /// Enable peephole optimization
407    peephole: bool,
408    /// Enable commutation-based optimization
409    commutation: bool,
410}
411
412impl OptimizedShannonDecomposer {
413    /// Create a new optimized decomposer
414    pub fn new() -> Self {
415        Self {
416            base: ShannonDecomposer::new(),
417            peephole: true,
418            commutation: true,
419        }
420    }
421
422    /// Decompose with optimization
423    pub fn decompose(
424        &mut self,
425        unitary: &Array2<Complex<f64>>,
426        qubit_ids: &[QubitId],
427    ) -> QuantRS2Result<ShannonDecomposition> {
428        // Get base decomposition
429        let mut decomp = self.base.decompose(unitary, qubit_ids)?;
430
431        if self.peephole {
432            decomp = self.apply_peephole_optimization(decomp)?;
433        }
434
435        if self.commutation {
436            decomp = self.apply_commutation_optimization(decomp)?;
437        }
438
439        Ok(decomp)
440    }
441
442    /// Apply peephole optimization to reduce gate count
443    fn apply_peephole_optimization(
444        &self,
445        mut decomp: ShannonDecomposition,
446    ) -> QuantRS2Result<ShannonDecomposition> {
447        // Look for patterns like:
448        // - Adjacent inverse gates
449        // - Mergeable rotations
450        // - CNOT-CNOT = Identity
451
452        let mut optimized_gates = Vec::new();
453        let mut i = 0;
454
455        while i < decomp.gates.len() {
456            if i + 1 < decomp.gates.len() {
457                // Check for cancellations
458                if self.gates_cancel(&decomp.gates[i], &decomp.gates[i + 1]) {
459                    // Skip both gates
460                    i += 2;
461                    decomp.cnot_count =
462                        decomp
463                            .cnot_count
464                            .saturating_sub(if decomp.gates[i - 2].name() == "CNOT" {
465                                2
466                            } else {
467                                0
468                            });
469                    decomp.single_qubit_count = decomp.single_qubit_count.saturating_sub(
470                        if decomp.gates[i - 2].name() == "CNOT" {
471                            0
472                        } else {
473                            2
474                        },
475                    );
476                    continue;
477                }
478
479                // Check for mergeable rotations
480                if let Some(merged) =
481                    self.try_merge_rotations(&decomp.gates[i], &decomp.gates[i + 1])
482                {
483                    optimized_gates.push(merged);
484                    i += 2;
485                    decomp.single_qubit_count = decomp.single_qubit_count.saturating_sub(1);
486                    continue;
487                }
488            }
489
490            optimized_gates.push(decomp.gates[i].clone());
491            i += 1;
492        }
493
494        decomp.gates = optimized_gates;
495        decomp.depth = decomp.gates.len();
496
497        Ok(decomp)
498    }
499
500    /// Apply commutation-based optimization
501    const fn apply_commutation_optimization(
502        &self,
503        decomp: ShannonDecomposition,
504    ) -> QuantRS2Result<ShannonDecomposition> {
505        // Move commuting gates to reduce circuit depth
506        // This is a simplified version - full implementation would use
507        // a dependency graph and topological sorting
508
509        Ok(decomp)
510    }
511
512    /// Check if two gates cancel each other
513    fn gates_cancel(&self, gate1: &Box<dyn GateOp>, gate2: &Box<dyn GateOp>) -> bool {
514        // Same gate on same qubits
515        if gate1.name() == gate2.name() && gate1.qubits() == gate2.qubits() {
516            match gate1.name() {
517                "X" | "Y" | "Z" | "H" | "CNOT" | "SWAP" => true,
518                _ => false,
519            }
520        } else {
521            false
522        }
523    }
524
525    /// Try to merge two rotation gates
526    fn try_merge_rotations(
527        &self,
528        gate1: &Box<dyn GateOp>,
529        gate2: &Box<dyn GateOp>,
530    ) -> Option<Box<dyn GateOp>> {
531        // Check if both are rotations on the same qubit and axis
532        if gate1.qubits() != gate2.qubits() || gate1.qubits().len() != 1 {
533            return None;
534        }
535
536        let qubit = gate1.qubits()[0];
537
538        match (gate1.name(), gate2.name()) {
539            ("RZ", "RZ") => {
540                let theta1 = gate1.as_any().downcast_ref::<RotationZ>()?.theta;
541                let theta2 = gate2.as_any().downcast_ref::<RotationZ>()?.theta;
542                Some(Box::new(RotationZ {
543                    target: qubit,
544                    theta: theta1 + theta2,
545                }))
546            }
547            ("RX", "RX") => {
548                let theta1 = gate1.as_any().downcast_ref::<RotationX>()?.theta;
549                let theta2 = gate2.as_any().downcast_ref::<RotationX>()?.theta;
550                Some(Box::new(RotationX {
551                    target: qubit,
552                    theta: theta1 + theta2,
553                }))
554            }
555            ("RY", "RY") => {
556                let theta1 = gate1.as_any().downcast_ref::<RotationY>()?.theta;
557                let theta2 = gate2.as_any().downcast_ref::<RotationY>()?.theta;
558                Some(Box::new(RotationY {
559                    target: qubit,
560                    theta: theta1 + theta2,
561                }))
562            }
563            _ => None,
564        }
565    }
566}
567
568/// Utility function for quick Shannon decomposition
569pub fn shannon_decompose(
570    unitary: &Array2<Complex<f64>>,
571    qubit_ids: &[QubitId],
572) -> QuantRS2Result<Vec<Box<dyn GateOp>>> {
573    let mut decomposer = ShannonDecomposer::new();
574    let decomp = decomposer.decompose(unitary, qubit_ids)?;
575    Ok(decomp.gates)
576}
577
578#[cfg(test)]
579mod tests {
580    use super::*;
581    use scirs2_core::ndarray::Array2;
582    use scirs2_core::Complex;
583
584    #[test]
585    fn test_shannon_single_qubit() {
586        let mut decomposer = ShannonDecomposer::new();
587
588        // Hadamard matrix
589        let h = Array2::from_shape_vec(
590            (2, 2),
591            vec![
592                Complex::new(1.0, 0.0),
593                Complex::new(1.0, 0.0),
594                Complex::new(1.0, 0.0),
595                Complex::new(-1.0, 0.0),
596            ],
597        )
598        .expect("Failed to create Hadamard matrix")
599            / Complex::new(2.0_f64.sqrt(), 0.0);
600
601        let qubit_ids = vec![QubitId(0)];
602        let decomp = decomposer
603            .decompose(&h, &qubit_ids)
604            .expect("Failed to decompose Hadamard gate");
605
606        // Should decompose into at most 3 single-qubit gates
607        assert!(decomp.single_qubit_count <= 3);
608        assert_eq!(decomp.cnot_count, 0);
609    }
610
611    #[test]
612    fn test_shannon_two_qubit() {
613        let mut decomposer = ShannonDecomposer::new();
614
615        // CNOT matrix
616        let cnot = Array2::from_shape_vec(
617            (4, 4),
618            vec![
619                Complex::new(1.0, 0.0),
620                Complex::new(0.0, 0.0),
621                Complex::new(0.0, 0.0),
622                Complex::new(0.0, 0.0),
623                Complex::new(0.0, 0.0),
624                Complex::new(1.0, 0.0),
625                Complex::new(0.0, 0.0),
626                Complex::new(0.0, 0.0),
627                Complex::new(0.0, 0.0),
628                Complex::new(0.0, 0.0),
629                Complex::new(0.0, 0.0),
630                Complex::new(1.0, 0.0),
631                Complex::new(0.0, 0.0),
632                Complex::new(0.0, 0.0),
633                Complex::new(1.0, 0.0),
634                Complex::new(0.0, 0.0),
635            ],
636        )
637        .expect("Failed to create CNOT matrix");
638
639        let qubit_ids = vec![QubitId(0), QubitId(1)];
640        let decomp = decomposer
641            .decompose(&cnot, &qubit_ids)
642            .expect("Failed to decompose CNOT gate");
643
644        // Should use at most 3 CNOTs for arbitrary two-qubit gate
645        assert!(decomp.cnot_count <= 3);
646    }
647
648    #[test]
649    fn test_optimized_decomposer() {
650        let mut decomposer = OptimizedShannonDecomposer::new();
651
652        // Identity matrix should result in empty circuit
653        let identity = Array2::eye(4);
654        let identity_complex = identity.mapv(|x| Complex::new(x, 0.0));
655
656        let qubit_ids = vec![QubitId(0), QubitId(1)];
657        let decomp = decomposer
658            .decompose(&identity_complex, &qubit_ids)
659            .expect("Failed to decompose identity matrix");
660
661        // Optimizations should eliminate all gates for identity
662        assert_eq!(decomp.gates.len(), 0);
663    }
664
665    #[test]
666    fn test_merge_rz_rotations() {
667        let decomposer = OptimizedShannonDecomposer::new();
668        let qubit = QubitId(0);
669        let g1 = Box::new(RotationZ {
670            target: qubit,
671            theta: 0.3,
672        }) as Box<dyn GateOp>;
673        let g2 = Box::new(RotationZ {
674            target: qubit,
675            theta: 0.4,
676        }) as Box<dyn GateOp>;
677        let merged = decomposer
678            .try_merge_rotations(&g1, &g2)
679            .expect("should merge RZ+RZ");
680        let rz = merged
681            .as_any()
682            .downcast_ref::<RotationZ>()
683            .expect("merged gate must be RotationZ");
684        assert!(
685            (rz.theta - 0.7).abs() < 1e-10,
686            "merged theta should be 0.7, got {}",
687            rz.theta
688        );
689    }
690
691    #[test]
692    fn test_merge_rx_rotations() {
693        let decomposer = OptimizedShannonDecomposer::new();
694        let qubit = QubitId(0);
695        let g1 = Box::new(RotationX {
696            target: qubit,
697            theta: 0.5,
698        }) as Box<dyn GateOp>;
699        let g2 = Box::new(RotationX {
700            target: qubit,
701            theta: 0.3,
702        }) as Box<dyn GateOp>;
703        let merged = decomposer
704            .try_merge_rotations(&g1, &g2)
705            .expect("should merge RX+RX");
706        let rx = merged
707            .as_any()
708            .downcast_ref::<RotationX>()
709            .expect("merged gate must be RotationX");
710        assert!(
711            (rx.theta - 0.8).abs() < 1e-10,
712            "merged theta should be 0.8, got {}",
713            rx.theta
714        );
715    }
716
717    #[test]
718    fn test_no_merge_different_axes() {
719        let decomposer = OptimizedShannonDecomposer::new();
720        let qubit = QubitId(0);
721        let g1 = Box::new(RotationZ {
722            target: qubit,
723            theta: 0.3,
724        }) as Box<dyn GateOp>;
725        let g2 = Box::new(RotationX {
726            target: qubit,
727            theta: 0.4,
728        }) as Box<dyn GateOp>;
729        assert!(
730            decomposer.try_merge_rotations(&g1, &g2).is_none(),
731            "RZ and RX should not merge"
732        );
733    }
734}