XanaduAI/thewalrus: Release 0.18.0

Published December 16, 2021 | Version v0.18.0

Software Open

1. @XanaduAI
2. Xanadu Quantum Technologies
3. University of York
4. Slovak Academy of Sciences
5. Dept. of Maths, UniTS | @aicps-units | @sissa-data-science | @AI-Student-Society

New features

Python module for the La Budde method of computing characteristic polynomials. #304

Improvements

Permanent algorithms are implemented in Python using Numba just-in-time compilation. #300
Hafnian algorithms are implemented in Python using Numba just-in-time compilation. #311
Documentation is updated to include the characteristic polynomials and decompositions modules. #312

Bug fixes

Makes modules reachable via the global namespace, instead of requiring importing the modules explicitly. #312
```
import thewalrus as tw
tw.samples.generate_torontonian_sample
```

Breaking Changes

The Walrus is no longer dependent on C++, and all C++-related code and documentation is removed. Instead, all code has been ported to Python using just-in-time compilation to improve performance. #311

Contributors

This release contains contributions from (in alphabetical order):

Theodor Isacsson, Benjamin Lanthier, Dominic Leclerc, Nicolas Quesada, Brandon Turcotte, Trevor Vincent, Jiaqi Zhao

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