default.mixed is PennyLane’s standard qubit simulator for mixed-states and noisy computations.
Recommended for:
- Small-scale mixed-state simulations.
- Compatibility with noise models.
- Fast gradients with built-in backpropagation support.
- Compatibility with Autograd, JAX, and Pytorch.
- All operating systems.
Documentation
To learn more, please visit the device documentation:
Installation
The default.mixed device is included in PennyLane. It can be installed with:
For more details on installation and dependencies, visit the Install PennyLane page.
Device Initialization
Initialize the device in PennyLane with:
import pennylane as qp
dev = qp.device('default.mixed', wires=5)
For more details on device settings and keyword arguments, see the device documentation.
