qiskit/quantum_info/operators/channel/chi.py
def compose(self, other, qargs=None, front=False):
        """Return the composition channel self∘other.

        Args:
            other (QuantumChannel): a quantum channel.
            qargs (list): a list of subsystem positions to compose other on.
            front (bool): If False compose in standard order other(self(input))
                          otherwise compose in reverse order self(other(input))
                          [default: False]

        Returns:
            Chi: The composition channel as a Chi object.

        Raises:
            QiskitError: if other is not a QuantumChannel subclass, or
            has incompatible dimensions.
        """
        if qargs is not None:
            return Chi(
                SuperOp(self).compose(other, qargs=qargs, front=front))

        # Convert other to Choi since we convert via Choi
        if not isinstance(other, Choi):
            other = Choi(other)
        # Check dimensions match up
        if front and self._input_dim != other._output_dim:
            raise QiskitError(
                'input_dim of self must match output_dim of other')
        if not front and self._output_dim != other._input_dim:
            raise QiskitError(
                'input_dim of other must match output_dim of self')
        # Since we cannot directly add two channels in the Chi
        # representation we convert to the Choi representation
        return Chi(Choi(self).compose(other, front=front))
def compose(self, other, qargs=None, front=False):
        """Return the composition channel self∘other.

        Args:
            other (QuantumChannel): a quantum channel.
            qargs (list): a list of subsystem positions to compose other on.
            front (bool): If False compose in standard order other(self(input))
                          otherwise compose in reverse order self(other(input))
                          [default: False]

        Returns:
            Chi: The composition channel as a Chi object.

        Raises:
            QiskitError: if other is not a QuantumChannel subclass, or
            has incompatible dimensions.
        """
        if qargs is not None:
            return Chi(
                SuperOp(self).compose(other, qargs=qargs, front=front))

        # Convert other to Choi since we convert via Choi
        if not isinstance(other, Choi):
            other = Choi(other)
        # Check dimensions match up
        if front and self._input_dim != other._output_dim:
            raise QiskitError(
                'input_dim of self must match output_dim of other')
        if not front and self._output_dim != other._input_dim:
            raise QiskitError(
                'input_dim of other must match output_dim of self')
        # Since we cannot directly add two channels in the Chi
        # representation we convert to the Choi representation
        return Chi(Choi(self).compose(other, front=front))
Return the composition channel self∘other.

        Args:
            other (QuantumChannel): a quantum channel.
            qargs (list): a list of subsystem positions to compose other on.
            front (bool): If False compose in standard order other(self(input))
                          otherwise compose in reverse order self(other(input))
                          [default: False]

        Returns:
            Chi: The composition channel as a Chi object.

        Raises:
            QiskitError: if other is not a QuantumChannel subclass, or
            has incompatible dimensions.