Ying-Jer Kao - 2015-01-10

Introduction

Uni10 is an open-source C++ library designed for the development of
tensor network algorithms. Programming tensor network algorithms is
tedious and prone to errors. The task of keeping track of tensor
indices while performing contraction of a complicated tensor network
can be daunting. It is desirable to have a platform that provides
bookkeeping capability and optimization.

This software distinguishes itself from other available software
solutions by providing the following advantages:

  • Fully implemented in C++.

  • Aimed toward applications in tensor network algorithms.

  • Provides basic tensor operations with an easy-to-use interface.

  • Provides a Network class to process and store the details of the
    graphical representations of the networks.

  • Implements a heuristic algorithm to search for an optimal pairwise
    contraction order based on the available computation and memory
    resources.

  • Provides a collection of Python wrappers which interact with the
    compiled C++ library to take advantage of the Python language
    for better code readability and faster prototyping, without
    sacrificing the speed.

  • Provides behind-the-scene optimization and acceleration.

Copyright and Changes

See GPL and LGPL for copyright conditions.

See Release Notes for release notes and changes.

Installation

Download

The latest Uni10 source code can be downloaded from
Sourceforge.

Binary builds of pyUni10 is available here.

Requirements

  • cmake version > 2.8.12
  • C++ compiler
  • BLAS and LAPACK libraries and header files

Build

To build Un10, follow the following steps:

  1. Create a build directory

  2. Use Cmake to generate makefile

  3. Build library and exmamples

  4. Install library and examples (May require root access)

Examples

Using system c++, blas and lapack

> mkdir build
> cd build
> cmake </path/to/uni10/>
> make
> sudo make install

The installation path defaults to /usr/local/uni10.

To override the default path, use CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX :

> cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=</installation_path> </path/to/uni10/>

To use MKL and Intel compiler:

> cmake -DBUILD_WITH_MKL=on -DBUILD_WITH_INTEL_COMPILER=on </path/to/uni10/>

If cmake failes to find blas and lapack, specify the libraries by

> cmake -DBLAS_LIBRARIES=</path/to/blas> -DLAPACK_LIBRARIES=</path/to/lapack> </path/to/uni10/>

Build Options

Option Description (Default value)
BUILD_WITH_MKL Use Intel MKL for lapack and blas (off)
BUILD_WITH_INTEL_COMPILER Use Intel C++ compiler (off)
BUILD_PYTHON_WRAPPER Build pyUni10 wrapper (off)
BUILD_EXAMPLES Build C++ examples (on)
CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX Installation location (/usr/local/uni10)

pyUni10 Tutorials

Tutorials for pyUni10 can be found here.

Developers

  • Yun-Da Hsieh (National Taiwan University)

  • Ying-Jer Kao (National Taiwan University)

  • Pochung Chen (National Tsing-Hua University)

  • Tama Ma (Singapore National University)

  • Sukhbinder Singh (Macquarie University)

Help and Bug Reports

Please send bug reports to Uni10Support

Known issues

  • CMake generated Xcode project not working

To Do

  • Complex Data Type

  • GUI for generating network files