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Computing Properties

using NamedGraphs.NamedGraphGenerators: named_grid
using ITensorNetworks: siteinds, random_ttn, normalize, loginner, expect, inner
using ITensors: Op
using Graphs: vertices
using LinearAlgebra: norm

g   = named_grid((4,))
s   = siteinds("S=1/2", g)
phi = normalize(random_ttn(s; link_space = 2))
psi = normalize(random_ttn(s; link_space = 2))
x   = normalize(random_ttn(s; link_space = 2))
y   = normalize(random_ttn(s; link_space = 2))
v = first(vertices(psi))

Inner Products and Norms

For general ITensorNetwork states, inner products are computed by constructing and contracting the combined bra–ket network. The default algorithm is belief propagation (alg="bp"), which is efficient for large and loopy networks. Use alg="exact" for exact contraction (only practical for small networks or trees).

z = inner(phi, psi)               # ⟨ϕ|ψ⟩
n = norm(psi)                     # √⟨ψ|ψ⟩

For numerically large tensor networks where the inner product would overflow, use the logarithmic variant:

logz = loginner(phi, psi)         # log(⟨ϕ|ψ⟩) (numerically stable)

For TreeTensorNetwork, specialised exact methods exploit the tree structure directly without belief propagation:

z = inner(x, y)      # ⟨x|y⟩ via DFS contraction
n = norm(psi)        # uses ortho_region if available for efficiency

ITensors.inner(::ITensorNetworks.AbstractITensorNetwork, ::ITensorNetworks.AbstractITensorNetwork)
ITensors.inner(::ITensorNetworks.AbstractITensorNetwork, ::ITensorNetworks.AbstractITensorNetwork, ::ITensorNetworks.AbstractITensorNetwork)
ITensorNetworks.loginner
ITensors.inner(::ITensorNetworks.AbstractTreeTensorNetwork, ::ITensorNetworks.AbstractTreeTensorNetwork)
ITensors.inner(::ITensorNetworks.AbstractTreeTensorNetwork, ::ITensorNetworks.AbstractTreeTensorNetwork, ::ITensorNetworks.AbstractTreeTensorNetwork)

Normalization

normalize rescales all tensors in the network by the same factor so that norm(ψ) ≈ 1. For TreeTensorNetwork, the normalisation is applied directly at the orthogonality centre.

psi = normalize(psi)                       # exact (default)
psi_bp = normalize(psi; alg = "bp")       # belief-propagation (for large loopy networks)

LinearAlgebra.normalize(::ITensorNetworks.AbstractITensorNetwork)

Expectation Values

General ITensorNetwork

For arbitrary (possibly loopy) tensor networks, expectation values are computed via belief propagation by default. This is approximate for loopy networks but can be made exact with alg="exact" (at exponential cost).

# Expectation of "Sz" at every vertex
sz = expect(psi, "Sz")

# Selected vertices only
sz = expect(psi, "Sz", [(1,), (3,)])

# Exact contraction
sz = expect(psi, "Sz"; alg = "exact")

ITensorNetworks.expect(::ITensorNetworks.AbstractITensorNetwork, ::String)
ITensorNetworks.expect(::ITensorNetworks.AbstractITensorNetwork, ::String, ::Any)
ITensorNetworks.expect(::ITensorNetworks.AbstractITensorNetwork, ::ITensors.Ops.Op)

TreeTensorNetwork

For TTN/MPS states, a specialised exact method exploiting successive orthogonalisations is available. The operator name is passed as the first argument (note the different argument order from the general form above):

sz = expect("Sz", psi)                                  # all sites
sz = expect("Sz", psi; vertices = [(1,), (3,)])         # selected sites

This is more efficient than the belief propagation approach for tree-structured networks because it reuses the orthogonal gauge.

ITensorNetworks.expect(::String, ::ITensorNetworks.AbstractTreeTensorNetwork)