tequila.optimizers.optimizer_scipy.OptimizerSciPy.initialize_variables

OptimizerSciPy.initialize_variables(objective, initial_values, variables)

Convenience function to format the variables of some objective recieved in calls to optimizers.

Convenience: format variables of an objective and segregrate actives from passives.

Parameters

• objective (Objective:) – the objective being optimized.

• initial_values (dict or string:) – initial values for the variables of objective, as a dictionary. if string: can be zero or random if callable: custom function that initializes when keys are passed if None: random initialization between 0 and 2pi (not recommended)

• variables (list:) – the variables being optimized over.

Returns

active_angles, a dict of those variables being optimized. passive_angles, a dict of those variables NOT being optimized. variables: formatted list of the variables being optimized.

Return type

tuple