#!/usr/bin/env python3 """Finite consistency checks for the quantum-continuation chapter. Run from the release directory: python experiments/quantum_experiments.py --output results/quantum_results.json Requires NumPy. Checks are explicit exceptions, not assert statements, so python -O does not remove them. These are floating-point checks, not formal proofs or interval certificates. No network or external data are required. """ from __future__ import annotations import argparse import itertools import json import math import platform from pathlib import Path import numpy as np TOL = 2e-9 SEED = 20261020 class Audit: def __init__(self): self.count = 0 self.max_abs_residual = 0.0 self.named_checks = [] def close(self, label, observed, expected=0.0, tol=TOL): err = float(np.max(np.abs(np.asarray(observed) - np.asarray(expected)))) self.count += 1 self.max_abs_residual = max(self.max_abs_residual, err) if not math.isfinite(err) or err > tol: raise RuntimeError(f"{label}: residual {err} exceeds {tol}") def truth(self, label, condition): self.count += 1 if not bool(condition): raise RuntimeError(label) def opnorm(x): return float(np.linalg.norm(x, 2)) def proj(v): return np.outer(v, v.conj()) def two_bases(d): z = np.eye(d, dtype=complex) j = np.arange(d) x = np.exp(2j * np.pi * np.outer(j, j) / d) / np.sqrt(d) return z, x def basis_projectors(u): return [proj(u[:, j]) for j in range(u.shape[0])] def apply_channel(ks, x): return sum((k @ x @ k.conj().T for k in ks), np.zeros_like(x, dtype=complex)) def apply_adjoint(ks, x): return sum((k.conj().T @ x @ k for k in ks), np.zeros_like(x, dtype=complex)) def subset_kraus(u, k): d = u.shape[0] norm = math.sqrt(math.comb(d - 1, k - 1)) return [u[:, s] @ u[:, s].conj().T / norm for s in itertools.combinations(range(d), k)] def laplacian(projectors, weights=None): d = projectors[0].shape[0] if weights is None: weights = np.ones(len(projectors)) out = np.zeros((d * d, d * d), dtype=complex) for p, w in zip(projectors, weights): # vec(PX+XP-2PXP), column-major convention. out += w * (np.kron(np.eye(d), p) + np.kron(p.T, np.eye(d)) - 2 * np.kron(p.T, p)) return (out + out.conj().T) / 2 def full_algebra_defect(ks, d): return float(d - sum(abs(np.trace(k)) ** 2 for k in ks) / d) def check_mub_frontiers(audit): rows = [] for d in range(2, 8): z, x = two_bases(d) ps, qs = basis_projectors(z), basis_projectors(x) audit.close(f"MUB overlaps d={d}", np.abs(z.conj().T @ x) ** 2, 1 / d) eig = np.linalg.eigvalsh(laplacian(ps + qs)) audit.close(f"Laplacian kernel d={d}", eig[0], 0) audit.close(f"Laplacian gap d={d}", eig[1], 2) for k in range(1, d + 1): kz, kx = subset_kraus(z, k), subset_kraus(x, k) for mixing in (0.0, 0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0): ks = [np.sqrt(mixing) * a for a in kz] ks += [np.sqrt(1 - mixing) * a for a in kx] audit.close("trace preservation", sum(a.conj().T @ a for a in ks), np.eye(d)) audit.close("unitality", sum(a @ a.conj().T for a in ks), np.eye(d)) audit.truth("Kraus rank exceeds memory dimension", max(np.linalg.matrix_rank(a, tol=1e-8) for a in ks) <= k) ez = max(opnorm(apply_adjoint(ks, p) - p) for p in ps) ex = max(opnorm(apply_adjoint(ks, q) - q) for q in qs) audit.close("Z error formula", ez, (1 - mixing) * (1 - k / d)) audit.close("X error formula", ex, mixing * (1 - k / d)) defect = full_algebra_defect(ks, d) audit.close("sharp defect profile", defect, d - k) energy = sum(np.linalg.norm(a @ p - p @ a, "fro") ** 2 for a in ks for p in ps + qs) audit.close("MUB gap saturation", energy, 2 * (d - k)) if mixing == 0.5: rows.append(dict(dimension=d, quantum_dimension=k, observed_error=max(ez, ex), predicted_error=(d-k)/(2*d), classical_branches=len(ks), defect=defect)) return rows def check_response_only(audit): rows = [] for d in range(2, 11): z, x = two_bases(d) ps, qs = basis_projectors(z), basis_projectors(x) joint = [[None for _ in range(d)] for _ in range(d)] for j in range(d): for ell in range(d): overlap = np.vdot(z[:, j], x[:, ell]) phase = np.sqrt(d) * overlap.conjugate() chi = z[:, j] + phase * x[:, ell] joint[j][ell] = proj(chi) / (2 * (d + np.sqrt(d))) audit.truth("joint POVM positivity", np.linalg.eigvalsh(joint[j][ell])[0] > -TOL) audit.close("joint POVM normalization", sum(sum(row) for row in joint), np.eye(d)) ptilde = [sum(row) for row in joint] qtilde = [sum(joint[j][ell] for j in range(d)) for ell in range(d)] ez = max(opnorm(a-b) for a,b in zip(ptilde,ps)) ex = max(opnorm(a-b) for a,b in zip(qtilde,qs)) expected = (1 - 1/np.sqrt(d))/2 audit.close("response-only Z optimum", ez, expected) audit.close("response-only X optimum", ex, expected) restoration = (1 - 1/d)/2 audit.truth("contract separation", max(ez,ex) < restoration) rows.append(dict(dimension=d, response_only_error=max(ez,ex), common_restoration_error=restoration, joint_classical_labels=d*d)) return rows def check_anchor_and_noisy_compiler(audit): e = np.eye(3, dtype=complex) ks = [np.outer(e[:,0],e[:,0]), np.outer(e[:,1],e[:,1]), np.outer(e[:,0],e[:,2])/np.sqrt(2), np.outer(e[:,1],e[:,2])/np.sqrt(2)] test = np.diag([0.,1.,.5]).astype(complex) tau = np.eye(3)/3 audit.close("unanchored test preserved", apply_adjoint(ks,test), test) square_error = opnorm(apply_adjoint(ks,test@test) - test@test) audit.close("unanchored square not preserved", square_error, .25) anchor = np.trace((apply_channel(ks,tau)-tau) @ test @ test).real audit.close("quadratic anchor detects missing product", anchor, 1/12) def damping(gamma): return [np.diag([1.,np.sqrt(1-gamma)]).astype(complex), np.array([[0.,np.sqrt(gamma)],[0.,0.]],dtype=complex)] phi = damping(.3) psi = damping(.4) q = np.diag([1.,-1.]).astype(complex) ee = apply_adjoint(phi,q) rr = apply_adjoint(phi,q@q) cc = rr-ee@ee tau2 = np.eye(2)/2 drift = apply_channel(psi,tau2)-tau2 accessible = abs(np.trace(drift@rr)) intrinsic = abs(np.trace(drift@ee@ee)) osc = float(np.ptp(np.linalg.eigvalsh(cc))) delta = float(np.sum(np.abs(np.linalg.eigvalsh(drift)))) audit.close("accessible quadratic drift is zero",accessible,0) audit.close("intrinsic drift is nonzero",intrinsic,.168) audit.close("noisy compiler bound saturation", intrinsic, accessible+delta*osc/2) audit.truth("Schwarz defect PSD",np.linalg.eigvalsh(cc)[0]>=-TOL) return dict(unanchored_square_error=square_error, anchor_drift=float(anchor), accessible_drift=float(accessible), intrinsic_drift=float(intrinsic), schwarz_defect_oscillation=osc, reference_trace_distance=delta) def hermitian_orthobasis(candidates, tolerance=1e-9): out=[] for x in candidates: v=(x+x.conj().T)/2 for q in out: v=v-np.vdot(q,v).real*q norm=np.linalg.norm(v,"fro") if norm>tolerance: out.append(v/norm) return out def check_continuation_closure(audit): h=np.array([[1,1],[1,-1]],dtype=complex)/np.sqrt(2) s=np.diag([1,1j]) p=np.diag([1.,0.]).astype(complex) current=hermitian_orthobasis([np.eye(2),p]) dims=[len(current)] for _ in range(4): newer=hermitian_orthobasis(current+[u.conj().T@a@u for u in (h,s) for a in current]) dims.append(len(newer)) if len(newer)==len(current): break current=newer audit.truth("finite closure dimension chain",dims==[2,3,4,4]) single=hermitian_orthobasis([np.eye(2),p,h.conj().T@p@h]) audit.truth("operator system can be smaller than algebra",len(single)==3) return dict(two_control_dimensions=dims, one_control_operator_system_dimension=3, generated_algebra_dimension=4) def check_graph_gap(audit): rng=np.random.default_rng(SEED) rows=[] for d in range(2,7): for trial in range(5): m=2*d v=rng.normal(size=(d,m))+1j*rng.normal(size=(d,m)) v=v/np.linalg.norm(v,axis=0) weights=rng.uniform(.5,1.5,m) weights=weights/weights.sum() ps=[proj(v[:,j]) for j in range(m)] frame=sum(w*p for w,p in zip(weights,ps)) amin=float(np.linalg.eigvalsh(frame)[0]) c=weights[:,None]*weights[None,:]*abs(v.conj().T@v)**2 np.fill_diagonal(c,0) graph=np.diag(c.sum(axis=1))-c scaled=graph/np.sqrt(weights[:,None]*weights[None,:]) gamma=float(np.linalg.eigvalsh(scaled)[1]) bound=2*amin*gamma/(gamma+2*weights.sum()) gap=float(np.linalg.eigvalsh(laplacian(ps,weights))[1]) audit.truth("graph gap bound violated",gap+TOL>=bound>0) rows.append(dict(dimension=d,trial=trial,frame_min=amin, graph_gap=gamma,bound=bound,actual_gap=gap)) return rows def check_direct_sum_profile(audit): blocks=[(3,2),(2,1)] d=sum(n*m for n,m in blocks) rows=[] for k in (1,2,3): ks=[] offset=0 for n,m in blocks: r=min(k,n) c=math.comb(n-1,r-1) for subset in itertools.combinations(range(n),r): p=np.diag([1. if i in subset else 0. for i in range(n)]) for a in range(m): for b in range(m): unit=np.zeros((m,m));unit[a,b]=1 local=np.kron(p,unit)/np.sqrt(c*m) full=np.zeros((d,d),dtype=complex) full[offset:offset+n*m,offset:offset+n*m]=local ks.append(full) offset+=n*m audit.close("direct sum TP",sum(a.conj().T@a for a in ks),np.eye(d)) defect=0. for a in ks: projection=np.zeros_like(a) offset=0 for n,m in blocks: local=a[offset:offset+n*m,offset:offset+n*m].reshape(n,m,n,m) partial=sum(local[i,:,i,:] for i in range(n)) projection[offset:offset+n*m,offset:offset+n*m]=np.kron(np.eye(n)/n,partial) offset+=n*m defect+=np.linalg.norm(a-projection,"fro")**2 predicted=sum(m*max(n-k,0) for n,m in blocks) audit.close("direct sum sharp profile",defect,predicted) audit.truth("direct sum Kraus ranks",max(np.linalg.matrix_rank(a,tol=1e-8) for a in ks)<=k) rows.append(dict(blocks=blocks,quantum_dimension=k,defect=float(defect),predicted=predicted)) return rows def check_mean_storage(audit): rows=[] for d in (2,3,4,6): z,x=two_bases(d) ps=basis_projectors(z)+basis_projectors(x) base=[a/np.sqrt(2) for a in subset_kraus(z,1)+subset_kraus(x,1)] for p in (0,.25,.5,.75,1): ks=[np.sqrt(p)*np.eye(d)]+[np.sqrt(1-p)*a for a in base] eps=max(opnorm(apply_adjoint(ks,a)-a) for a in ps) b=p*np.log2(d) predicted=(d-1)/(2*d)*(1-b/np.log2(d)) audit.close("mean storage frontier",eps,predicted) rows.append(dict(dimension=d,mean_qubits=float(b),observed_error=eps, predicted_error=float(predicted),peak_quantum_dimension=d)) return rows def main(): parser=argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__) parser.add_argument("--output",type=Path,default=Path("results/quantum_results.json")) args=parser.parse_args() audit=Audit() results=dict( common_restoration=check_mub_frontiers(audit), response_only=check_response_only(audit), calibration=check_anchor_and_noisy_compiler(audit), finite_closure=check_continuation_closure(audit), overlap_graph_gap=check_graph_gap(audit), direct_sum_profile=check_direct_sum_profile(audit), mean_storage=check_mean_storage(audit)) # Deliberate corruption is expected to fail normalization; this confirms # that a plausible-looking but non-channel Kraus list is rejected. corrupted=[1.01*a for a in subset_kraus(np.eye(3),2)] audit.truth("corrupted channel was not detected", opnorm(sum(a.conj().T@a for a in corrupted)-np.eye(3))>1e-3) payload=dict(status="PASS",method="floating-point finite consistency checks", theorem_proof_status="analytical proofs in manuscript; no proof assistant", seed=SEED,python=platform.python_version(),numpy=np.__version__, checks=audit.count,max_abs_equality_residual=audit.max_abs_residual, tolerance=TOL,results=results) args.output.parent.mkdir(parents=True,exist_ok=True) args.output.write_text(json.dumps(payload,indent=2)+"\n",encoding="utf-8") print(json.dumps({k:payload[k] for k in ("status","checks","max_abs_equality_residual","tolerance")},indent=2)) if __name__=="__main__": main()