sf.utils.gbs_runtime

gbs_runtime(N_c, G, modes, c=4.413680781758957e-17)

Simulation time of a GBS sample (cf. L.S. Madsen et al., “Quantum computational advantage with a programmable photonic processor”, Nature (2022).)

Parameters

• N_c (int) – number of nonzero detector outcomes

• G (float) – collision parameter

• modes (int) – number of modes

• c (float) – a supercomputer benchmark parameter (see reference above)

Returns

runtime in seconds

Return type

float

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