## Learn to Use ITensor

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# MPO and IQMPO

MPO is a class for storing matrix product operators, which are similar to matrix product states but represent operators. Thus each MPO tensor, one for each site of the system, has two indices. The convention in ITensor is that these two site indices have prime level zero and one, respectively, similar to the ITensor convention for single-site operators.

IQMPO is identical to MPO (both are implemented through the same template class) but uses IQTensors instead of ITensors.

MPO and IQMPO are actually derived from MPS and IQMPS, so have nearly the same interface for most purposes. For example, to obtain the tensor for an MPO H on site j, one calls H.A(j).

Beyond those inherited from MPS and IQMPS, MPO and IQMPO currently offer few additional algorithms. Their main purpose is to serve as containers for MPO site tensors, for example, those generated by the AutoMPO helper class.

For algorithms that take MPOs as input or which manipulate MPOs, see MPS and MPO algorithms.

## MPO Functions

• toMPO(IQMPO K) -> MPO

Given an IQMPO, returns an MPO which is numerically identical (all tensors formed by just converting IQTensors to ITensors) except that all quantum number block sparsity information is removed.

This page current as of version 2.0.7

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