Release 0.14.1

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: ["macOS-latest", "ubuntu-latest", "windows-2019"]
+        os: ["macos-13", "ubuntu-latest", "windows-2019"]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up Python 3.8
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python '3.10'
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: '3.10'
       - name: Install deps
         run: pip install "conan<2.0.0"
       - name: Install openblas
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: ["ubuntu-latest"]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up Python 3.8
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python '3.10'
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: '3.10'
       - name: Install deps
         run: pip install "conan<2.0.0"
       - name: Install openblas and mpi
@@ -121,13 +121,13 @@ jobs:
     needs: ["standalone"]
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: ["macOS-latest", "ubuntu-latest", "windows-2019"]
+        os: ["macos-13", "ubuntu-latest", "windows-2019"]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up Python Python 3.8
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python Python '3.10'
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: '3.10'
       - name: Add msbuild to PATH
         uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1.0.2
         if: runner.os == 'Windows'
@@ -144,18 +144,20 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: ["macOS-latest"]
+        os: ["macos-latest"]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up Python Python 3.8
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python Python 3.10
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: '3.10'
+          architecture: arm64
       - name: Install deps
         run: python -m pip install -U cibuildwheel==2.16.2
       - name: Build Wheels
         env:
           CIBW_ARCHS_MACOS: arm64
+          CIBW_SKIP: "pp* cp38* cp39*"
         run: cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
@@ -176,7 +178,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         name: Install Python
         with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
+          python-version: '3.10'
       - name: Install cibuildwheel
         run: |
           python -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.16.2
@@ -208,7 +210,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         name: Install Python
         with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
+          python-version: '3.10'
       - name: Install cibuildwheel
         run: |
           python -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.16.2

.github/workflows/deploy.yml

@@ -8,21 +8,22 @@ jobs:
     name: Build qiskit-aer wheels
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: ["macOS-latest", "ubuntu-latest", "windows-2019"]
+        os: ["macos-13", "ubuntu-latest", "windows-2019"]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     environment: release
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         name: Install Python
         with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
+          python-version: '3.10'
       - name: Install cibuildwheel
         run: |
           python -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.16.2
       - name: Build wheels
         env:
           AER_CMAKE_OPENMP_BUILD: 1
+          CIBW_SKIP: "pp* cp38-macosx_arm64 cp39-macosx_arm64"
         run: python -m cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         name: Install Python
         with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
+          python-version: '3.10'
       - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
           toolchain: stable
@@ -73,19 +74,21 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: ["macOS-latest"]
+        os: ["macos-latest"]
     environment: release
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Set up Python Python 3.8
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python Python '3.10'
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.8
+          python-version: '3.10'
+          architecture: arm64
       - name: Install deps
         run: python -m pip install -U cibuildwheel==2.16.2
       - name: Build Wheels
         env:
           CIBW_ARCHS_MACOS: arm64
+          CIBW_SKIP: "pp* cp38* cp39*"
         run: cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
@@ -103,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         name: Install Python
         with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
+          python-version: '3.10'
       - name: Install Deps
         run: pip install -U scikit-build wheel
       - name: Build Artifacts
@@ -140,7 +143,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         name: Install Python
         with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
+          python-version: '3.10'
       - name: Install cibuildwheel
         run: |
           python -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.16.2
@@ -183,7 +186,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         name: Install Python
         with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
+          python-version: '3.10'
       - name: Install cibuildwheel
         run: |
           python -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.16.2
@@ -218,7 +221,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         name: Install Python
         with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
+          python-version: '3.10'
       - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
           toolchain: stable
@@ -254,7 +257,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         name: Install Python
         with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
+          python-version: '3.10'
       - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
           toolchain: stable

.github/workflows/docs.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 60
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.8]
+        python-version: ['3.8']
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [docs]
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.8]
+        python-version: ['3.8']
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.8]
+        python-version: ['3.10']
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 60
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [3.9]
+        python-version: ['3.10']
         os: ["ubuntu-latest"]
     env:
       AER_THRUST_BACKEND: OMP
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ jobs:
           stestr run --slowest
         shell: bash
   tests_macos:
-    runs-on: macOS-latest
+    runs-on: macos-13
     name: macOS Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     needs: [sdist, lint]
     timeout-minutes: 60

README.md

@@ -46,45 +46,101 @@ the [contributing guide](CONTRIBUTING.md#building-with-gpu-support)
 for instructions on doing this.
 
 ## Simulating your first Qiskit circuit with Aer
-Now that you have Aer installed, you can start simulating quantum circuits with noise. Here is a basic example:
+Now that you have Aer installed, you can start simulating quantum circuits using primitives and noise models. Here is a basic example:
 
 ```
 $ python
 ```
 
 ```python
-import qiskit
+from qiskit import transpile
+from qiskit.circuit.library import RealAmplitudes
+from qiskit.quantum_info import SparsePauliOp
 from qiskit_aer import AerSimulator
-from qiskit_ibm_runtime import QiskitRuntimeService
 
-# Generate 3-qubit GHZ state
-circ = qiskit.QuantumCircuit(3)
-circ.h(0)
-circ.cx(0, 1)
-circ.cx(1, 2)
-circ.measure_all()
-
-# Construct an ideal simulator
-aersim = AerSimulator()
-
-# Perform an ideal simulation
-result_ideal = aersim.run(circ).result()
-counts_ideal = result_ideal.get_counts(0)
-print('Counts(ideal):', counts_ideal)
-# Counts(ideal): {'000': 493, '111': 531}
-
-# Construct a simulator using a noise model
-# from a real backend.
-provider = QiskitRuntimeService()
+sim = AerSimulator()
+# --------------------------
+# Simulating using estimator
+#---------------------------
+from qiskit_aer.primitives import EstimatorV2
+
+psi1 = transpile(RealAmplitudes(num_qubits=2, reps=2), sim, optimization_level=0)
+psi2 = transpile(RealAmplitudes(num_qubits=2, reps=3), sim, optimization_level=0)
+
+H1 = SparsePauliOp.from_list([("II", 1), ("IZ", 2), ("XI", 3)])
+H2 = SparsePauliOp.from_list([("IZ", 1)])
+H3 = SparsePauliOp.from_list([("ZI", 1), ("ZZ", 1)])
+
+theta1 = [0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5]
+theta2 = [0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13]
+theta3 = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
+
+estimator = EstimatorV2()
+
+# calculate [ [<psi1(theta1)|H1|psi1(theta1)>,
+#              <psi1(theta3)|H3|psi1(theta3)>],
+#             [<psi2(theta2)|H2|psi2(theta2)>] ]
+job = estimator.run(
+    [
+        (psi1, [H1, H3], [theta1, theta3]),
+        (psi2, H2, theta2)
+    ],
+    precision=0.01
+)
+result = job.result()
+print(f"expectation values : psi1 = {result[0].data.evs}, psi2 = {result[1].data.evs}")
+
+# --------------------------
+# Simulating using sampler
+# --------------------------
+from qiskit_aer.primitives import SamplerV2
+from qiskit import QuantumCircuit
+
+# create a Bell circuit
+bell = QuantumCircuit(2)
+bell.h(0)
+bell.cx(0, 1)
+bell.measure_all()
+
+# create two parameterized circuits
+pqc = RealAmplitudes(num_qubits=2, reps=2)
+pqc.measure_all()
+pqc = transpile(pqc, sim, optimization_level=0)
+pqc2 = RealAmplitudes(num_qubits=2, reps=3)
+pqc2.measure_all()
+pqc2 = transpile(pqc2, sim, optimization_level=0)
+
+theta1 = [0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5]
+theta2 = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
+
+# initialization of the sampler
+sampler = SamplerV2()
+
+# collect 128 shots from the Bell circuit
+job = sampler.run([bell], shots=128)
+job_result = job.result()
+print(f"counts for Bell circuit : {job_result[0].data.meas.get_counts()}")
+
+# run a sampler job on the parameterized circuits
+job2 = sampler.run([(pqc, theta1), (pqc2, theta2)])
+job_result = job2.result()
+print(f"counts for parameterized circuit : {job_result[0].data.meas.get_counts()}")
+
+# --------------------------------------------------
+# Simulating with noise model from actual hardware
+# --------------------------------------------------
+from qiskit_ibm_runtime import QiskitRuntimeService
+provider = QiskitRuntimeService(channel='ibm_quantum', token="set your own token here")
 backend = provider.get_backend("ibm_kyoto")
-aersim_backend = AerSimulator.from_backend(backend)
 
-# Perform noisy simulation
-result_noise = aersim_backend.run(circ).result()
-counts_noise = result_noise.get_counts(0)
+# create sampler from the actual backend
+sampler.from_backend(backend)
+
+# run a sampler job on the parameterized circuits with noise model of the actual hardware
+job3 = sampler.run([(pqc, theta1), (pqc2, theta2)])
+job_result = job3.result()
+print(f"Parameterized for Bell circuit w/noise: {job_result[0].data.meas.get_counts()}")
 
-print('Counts(noise):', counts_noise)
-# Counts(noise): {'101': 16, '110': 48, '100': 7, '001': 31, '010': 7, '000': 464, '011': 15, '111': 436}
 ```
 
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