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position

position(mode)

Builds the dimensionless position (quadrature) operator of a single mode.

q^=12(b†+b) .\hat{q} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\left(b^\dagger + b\right) \, .
>>> from qiskit_bosons.operators.library import position
>>> position(0).is_hermitian()
True

Parameters

mode (int) – the mode index.

Returns

The position operator as a BosonOperator.

Return type

BosonOperator

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