SparseAtom

class sisl.SparseAtom(geometry, dim=1, dtype=None, nnzpr=None, **kwargs)[source]

Sparse object with number of rows equal to the total number of atoms in the Geometry

Attributes

dim Number of components per element
dkind Data type of sparse elements (in str)
dtype Data type of sparse elements
finalized Whether the contained data is finalized and non-used elements have been removed
geom Associated geometry
geometry Associated geometry
nnz Number of non-zero elements
shape Shape of sparse matrix

Methods

Rij([dtype]) Create a sparse matrix with the vectors between atoms
__init__(geometry[, dim, dtype, nnzpr]) Create sparse object with element between orbitals
construct(func[, na_iR, method, eta]) Automatically construct the sparse model based on a function that does the setting up of the elements
copy([dtype]) A copy of this object
create_construct(R, param) Create a simple function for passing to the construct function.
cut(seps, axis, *args, **kwargs) Cuts the sparse atom model into different parts.
edges(atom[, exclude]) Retrieve edges (connections) of a given atom or list of atom’s
eliminate_zeros([atol]) Removes all zero elements from the sparse matrix
empty([keep_nnz]) See empty for details
finalize() Finalizes the model
fromsp(geom, *sp) Returns a sparse model from a preset Geometry and a list of sparse matrices
iter_nnz([atom]) Iterations of the non-zero elements
make_hermitian() Ensures the matrix is Hermitian by doing an in-place symmetrization
nonzero([atom, only_col]) Indices row and column indices where non-zero elements exists
remove(atom) Create a subset of this sparse matrix by removing the atoms corresponding to atom
repeat(reps, axis) Create a repeated sparse atom object, equivalent to Geometry.repeat
reset([dim, dtype, nnzpr]) The sparsity pattern has all elements removed and everything is reset.
rij([dtype]) Create a sparse matrix with the distance between atoms
set_nsc(*args, **kwargs) Reset the number of allowed supercells in the sparse atom
spalign(other) See align for details
spsame(other) Compare two sparse objects and check whether they have the same entries.
sub(atom) Create a subset of this sparse matrix by only retaining the elements corresponding to the atom
swap(a, b) Swaps atoms in the sparse geometry to obtain a new order of atoms
tile(reps, axis) Create a tiled sparse atom object, equivalent to Geometry.tile
tocsr(index[, isc]) Return a scipy.sparse.csr_matrix of the specified index
Rij(dtype=<class 'numpy.float64'>)[source]

Create a sparse matrix with the vectors between atoms

Parameters:
dtype : numpy.dtype, optional

the data-type of the sparse matrix.

Notes

The returned sparse matrix with vectors are taken from the current sparse pattern. I.e. a subsequent addition of sparse elements will make them inequivalent. It is thus important to only create the sparse vector matrix when the sparse structure is completed.

construct(func, na_iR=1000, method='rand', eta=False)

Automatically construct the sparse model based on a function that does the setting up of the elements

This may be called in two variants.

  1. Pass a function (func), see e.g. create_construct which does the setting up.
  2. Pass a tuple/list in func which consists of two elements, one is R the radii parameters for the corresponding parameters. The second is the parameters corresponding to the R[i] elements. In this second case all atoms must only have one orbital.
Parameters:
func: callable or array_like

this function must take 4 arguments. 1. Is this object (self) 2. Is the currently examined atom (ia) 3. Is the currently bounded indices (idxs) 4. Is the currently bounded indices atomic coordinates (idxs_xyz) An example func could be:

>>> def func(self, ia, idxs, idxs_xyz=None): 
...     idx = self.geometry.close(ia, R=[0.1, 1.44], idx=idxs, idx_xyz=idxs_xyz) 
...     self[ia, idx[0]] = 0 
...     self[ia, idx[1]] = -2.7 
na_iR : int, optional

number of atoms within the sphere for speeding up the iter_block loop.

method : {‘rand’, str}

method used in Geometry.iter_block, see there for details

eta: bool, optional

whether an ETA will be printed

See also

create_construct
a generic function used to create a generic function which this routine requires
tile
tiling after construct is much faster for very large systems
repeat
repeating after construct is much faster for very large systems
copy(dtype=None)

A copy of this object

Parameters:
dtype : numpy.dtype, optional

it is possible to convert the data to a different data-type If not specified, it will use self.dtype

create_construct(R, param)

Create a simple function for passing to the construct function.

This is simply to leviate the creation of simplistic functions needed for setting up the sparse elements.

Basically this returns a function:

>>> def func(self, ia, idxs, idxs_xyz=None): 
...     idx = self.geometry.close(ia, R=R, idx=idxs) 
...     for ix, p in zip(idx, param): 
...         self[ia, ix] = p 
Parameters:
R : array_like

radii parameters for different shells. Must have same length as param or one less. If one less it will be extended with R[0]/100

param : array_like

coupling constants corresponding to the R ranges. param[0,:] are the elements for the all atoms within R[0] of each atom.

See also

construct
routine to create the sparse matrix from a generic function (as returned from create_construct)

Notes

This function only works for geometry sparse matrices (i.e. one element per atom). If you have more than one element per atom you have to implement the function your-self.

cut(seps, axis, *args, **kwargs)[source]

Cuts the sparse atom model into different parts.

Recreates a new sparse atom object with only the cutted atoms in the structure.

Cutting is the opposite of tiling.

Parameters:
seps : int

number of times the structure will be cut

axis : int

the axis that will be cut

dim

Number of components per element

dkind

Data type of sparse elements (in str)

dtype

Data type of sparse elements

edges(atom, exclude=None)

Retrieve edges (connections) of a given atom or list of atom’s

The returned edges are unique and sorted (see numpy.unique) and are returned in supercell indices (i.e. 0 <= edge < self.geometry.na_s).

Parameters:
atom : int or list of int

the edges are returned only for the given atom

exclude : int or list of int, optional

remove edges which are in the exclude list. Default to atom.

See also

SparseCSR.edges
the underlying routine used for extracting the edges
eliminate_zeros(atol=0.0)

Removes all zero elements from the sparse matrix

This is an in-place operation.

Parameters:
atol : float, optional

absolute tolerance below this value will be considered 0.

empty(keep_nnz=False)

See empty for details

finalize()

Finalizes the model

Finalizes the model so that all non-used elements are removed. I.e. this simply reduces the memory requirement for the sparse matrix.

Note that adding more elements to the sparse matrix is more time-consuming than for a non-finalized sparse matrix due to the internal data-representation.

finalized

Whether the contained data is finalized and non-used elements have been removed

classmethod fromsp(geom, *sp)

Returns a sparse model from a preset Geometry and a list of sparse matrices

geom

Associated geometry

geometry

Associated geometry

iter_nnz(atom=None)[source]

Iterations of the non-zero elements

An iterator on the sparse matrix with, row and column

Parameters:
atom : int or array_like

only loop on the non-zero elements coinciding with the atoms

Examples

>>> for i, j in self.iter_nnz(): 
...    self[i, j] # is then the non-zero value 
make_hermitian()

Ensures the matrix is Hermitian by doing an in-place symmetrization

nnz

Number of non-zero elements

nonzero(atom=None, only_col=False)[source]

Indices row and column indices where non-zero elements exists

Parameters:
atom : int or array_like of int, optional

only return the tuples for the requested atoms, default is all atoms

only_col : bool, optional

only return then non-zero columns

See also

SparseCSR.nonzero
the equivalent function call
remove(atom)

Create a subset of this sparse matrix by removing the atoms corresponding to atom

Negative indices are wrapped and thus works.

Parameters:
atom : array_like of int

indices of removed atoms

See also

Geometry.remove
equivalent to the resulting Geometry from this routine
Geometry.sub
the negative of Geometry.remove
sub
the opposite of remove, i.e. retain a subset of atoms
repeat(reps, axis)[source]

Create a repeated sparse atom object, equivalent to Geometry.repeat

The already existing sparse elements are extrapolated to the new supercell by repeating them in blocks like the coordinates.

Parameters:
reps : int

number of repetitions along cell-vector axis

axis : int

0, 1, 2 according to the cell-direction

See also

Geometry.repeat
the same ordering as the final geometry
Geometry.tile
a different ordering of the final geometry
tile
a different ordering of the final geometry
reset(dim=None, dtype=<class 'numpy.float64'>, nnzpr=None)

The sparsity pattern has all elements removed and everything is reset.

The object will be the same as if it had been initialized with the same geometry as it were created with.

Parameters:
dim: int, optional

number of dimensions per element, default to the current number of elements per matrix element.

dtype: numpy.dtype, optional

the datatype of the sparse elements

nnzpr: int, optional

number of non-zero elements per row

rij(dtype=<class 'numpy.float64'>)[source]

Create a sparse matrix with the distance between atoms

Parameters:
dtype : numpy.dtype, optional

the data-type of the sparse matrix.

Notes

The returned sparse matrix with distances are taken from the current sparse pattern. I.e. a subsequent addition of sparse elements will make them inequivalent. It is thus important to only create the sparse distance when the sparse structure is completed.

set_nsc(*args, **kwargs)[source]

Reset the number of allowed supercells in the sparse atom

If one reduces the number of supercells any sparse element that references the supercell will be deleted.

See SuperCell.set_nsc for allowed parameters.

See also

SuperCell.set_nsc
the underlying called method
shape

Shape of sparse matrix

spalign(other)

See align for details

spsame(other)

Compare two sparse objects and check whether they have the same entries.

This does not necessarily mean that the elements are the same

sub(atom)[source]

Create a subset of this sparse matrix by only retaining the elements corresponding to the atom

Indices passed MUST be unique.

Negative indices are wrapped and thus works.

Parameters:
atom : array_like of int

indices of retained atoms

See also

Geometry.remove
the negative of Geometry.sub
Geometry.sub
equivalent to the resulting Geometry from this routine
remove
the negative of sub, i.e. remove a subset of atoms
swap(a, b)

Swaps atoms in the sparse geometry to obtain a new order of atoms

This can be used to reorder elements of a geometry.

Parameters:
a : array_like

the first list of atomic coordinates

b : array_like

the second list of atomic coordinates

tile(reps, axis)[source]

Create a tiled sparse atom object, equivalent to Geometry.tile

The already existing sparse elements are extrapolated to the new supercell by repeating them in blocks like the coordinates.

Parameters:
reps : int

number of repetitions along cell-vector axis

axis : int

0, 1, 2 according to the cell-direction

See also

Geometry.tile
the same ordering as the final geometry
Geometry.repeat
a different ordering of the final geometry
repeat
a different ordering of the final geometry

Notes

Calling this routine will automatically finalize the SparseAtom. This is required to greatly increase performance.

tocsr(index, isc=None, **kwargs)

Return a scipy.sparse.csr_matrix of the specified index

Parameters:
index : int

the index in the sparse matrix (for non-orthogonal cases the last dimension is the overlap matrix)

isc : int, optional

the supercell index, or all (if isc=None)