Improve Bloch alignment with qutip

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - Introduce `Lanczos` solver for `spectrum`. ([#476])
 - Add Bloch-Redfield master equation solver. ([#473])
-- Implement Bloch Sphere rendering and align style with qutip. ([#472], [#480], [#485], [#487])
+- Implement Bloch Sphere rendering and align style with qutip. ([#472], [#480], [#485], [#487], [#489])
 - Add `Base.copy` method for `AbstractQuantumObject`. ([#486])
 
 ## [v0.31.1]
@@ -240,3 +240,4 @@ Release date: 2024-11-13
 [#485]: https://github.com/qutip/QuantumToolbox.jl/issues/485
 [#486]: https://github.com/qutip/QuantumToolbox.jl/issues/486
 [#487]: https://github.com/qutip/QuantumToolbox.jl/issues/487
+[#489]: https://github.com/qutip/QuantumToolbox.jl/issues/489

docs/src/users_guide/plotting_the_bloch_sphere.md

@@ -183,8 +183,9 @@ At the end of the last section we saw that the colors and marker shapes of the d
 |:----------|:----------------|:--------------------|
 | `b.font_color` | Color of axis labels and text | `"black"` |
 | `b.font_size` | Font size for labels | `20` |
-| `b.frame_alpha` | Transparency of the wire frame | `0.1` |
+| `b.frame_alpha` | Transparency of the wire frame | `0.2` |
 | `b.frame_color` | Color of the wire frame | `"gray"` |
+| `b.frame_width` | Width of wire frame | `1.0` |
 | `b.point_default_color` | Default color cycle for points | `["blue", "red", "green", "#CC6600"]` |
 | `b.point_color` | List of colors for Bloch point markers to cycle through | `Union{Nothing,String}[]` |
 | `b.point_marker` | List of point marker shapes to cycle through | `[:circle, :rect, :diamond, :utriangle]` |

ext/QuantumToolboxMakieExt.jl

@@ -414,8 +414,8 @@
 
     # highlight circles for XY and XZ planes
     φ = range(0, 2π, length = 100)
-    lines!(lscene, [Point3f(cos(φi), sin(φi), 0) for φi in φ]; color = b.frame_color, linewidth = 1.0) # XY
-    lines!(lscene, [Point3f(cos(φi), 0, sin(φi)) for φi in φ]; color = b.frame_color, linewidth = 1.0) # XZ
+    lines!(lscene, [Point3f(cos(φi), sin(φi), 0) for φi in φ]; color = b.frame_color, linewidth = b.frame_width) # XY
+    lines!(lscene, [Point3f(cos(φi), 0, sin(φi)) for φi in φ]; color = b.frame_color, linewidth = b.frame_width) # XZ
 
     # other curves of longitude (with polar angle φ and azimuthal angle θ)
     φ_curve = range(0, 2π, 600)
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@
         x_line = radius * sin.(φ_curve) .* cos(θi)
         y_line = radius * sin.(φ_curve) .* sin(θi)
         z_line = radius * cos.(φ_curve)
-        lines!(lscene, x_line, y_line, z_line; color = b.frame_color, alpha = b.frame_alpha)
+        lines!(lscene, x_line, y_line, z_line; color = b.frame_color, alpha = b.frame_alpha, linewidth = b.frame_width)
     end
 
     # other curves of latitude (with polar angle φ and azimuthal angle θ)
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@
         x_ring = radius * sin(ϕ) .* cos.(θ_curve)
         y_ring = radius * sin(ϕ) .* sin.(θ_curve)
         z_ring = fill(radius * cos(ϕ), length(θ_curve))
-        lines!(lscene, x_ring, y_ring, z_ring; color = b.frame_color, alpha = b.frame_alpha)
+        lines!(lscene, x_ring, y_ring, z_ring; color = b.frame_color, alpha = b.frame_alpha, linewidth = b.frame_width)
     end
     return nothing
 end
@@ -558,14 +558,11 @@
             end
         end
         if style in (:s, :m)
-            xs = raw_x[indperm]
-            ys = raw_y[indperm]
-            zs = raw_z[indperm]
             scatter!(
                 lscene,
-                xs,
-                ys,
-                zs;
+                raw_x[indperm],
+                raw_y[indperm],
+                raw_z[indperm];
                 color = colors,
                 markersize = b.point_size[mod1(k, length(b.point_size))],
                 marker = marker,
@@ -575,11 +572,8 @@
             )
 
         elseif style == :l
-            xs = raw_x
-            ys = raw_y
-            zs = raw_z
             c = isa(colors, Vector) ? colors[1] : colors
-            lines!(lscene, xs, ys, zs; color = c, linewidth = 2.0, transparency = alpha < 1.0, alpha = alpha)
+            lines!(lscene, raw_x, raw_y, raw_z; color = c, transparency = alpha < 1.0, alpha = alpha)
         end
     end
     return nothing
@@ -613,7 +607,7 @@
         else
             :solid
         end
-        lines!(lscene, x, y, z; color = color, linewidth = 1.0, linestyle = linestyle)
+        lines!(lscene, x, y, z; color = color, linestyle = linestyle)
     end
     return nothing
 end
@@ -643,7 +637,7 @@
         end
         t_range = range(0, θ, length = 100)
         arc_points = [Point3f((v1 * cos(t) + cross(n, v1) * sin(t))) for t in t_range]
-        lines!(lscene, arc_points; color = RGBAf(0.8, 0.4, 0.1, 0.9), linewidth = 2.0, linestyle = :solid)
+        lines!(lscene, arc_points; color = "blue", linestyle = :solid)
     end
     return nothing
 end

src/visualization.jl

@@ -79,30 +79,31 @@ A structure representing a Bloch sphere visualization for quantum states. Availa
 
 ## Style properties
 
-- `font_color::String`: Color of axis labels and text
+- `font_color::String`: Color of axis labels and text. Default: `"black"`
 - `font_size::Int`: Font size for labels. Default: `20`
-- `frame_alpha::Float64`: Transparency of the wire frame
-- `frame_color::String`: Color of the wire frame
+- `frame_alpha::Float64`: Transparency of the wire frame. Default: `0.2`
+- `frame_color::String`: Color of the wire frame. Default: `"gray"`
+- `frame_width::Float64` : Width of wire frame. Default: `1.0`
 
 ## Point properties
 
-- `point_default_color::Vector{String}}`: Default color cycle for points
-- `point_color::Vector{String}}`: List of colors for Bloch point markers to cycle through
+- `point_default_color::Vector{String}}`: Default color cycle for points. Default: `["blue", "red", "green", "#CC6600"]`
+- `point_color::Vector{String}}`: List of colors for Bloch point markers to cycle through. Default: `Union{Nothing,String}[]`
 - `point_marker::Vector{Symbol}}`: List of point marker shapes to cycle through. Default: `[:circle, :rect, :diamond, :utriangle]`
-- `point_size::Vector{Int}}`: List of point marker sizes (not all markers look the same size when plotted)
-- `point_style::Vector{Symbol}}`: List of marker styles
-- `point_alpha::Vector{Float64}}`: List of marker transparencies
+- `point_size::Vector{Int}}`: List of point marker sizes (not all markers look the same size when plotted). Default: `[5.5, 6.2, 6.5, 7.5]`
+- `point_style::Vector{Symbol}}`: List of marker styles. Default: `Symbol[]`
+- `point_alpha::Vector{Float64}}`: List of marker transparencies. Default: `Float64[]`
 
 ## Sphere properties
 
-- `sphere_color::String`: Color of Bloch sphere surface
+- `sphere_color::String`: Color of Bloch sphere surface. Default: `"#FFDDDD"`
 - `sphere_alpha::Float64`: Transparency of sphere surface. Default: `0.2`
 
 ## Vector properties
 
-- `vector_color::Vector{String}`: Colors for vectors
-- `vector_width::Float64`: Width of vectors
-- `vector_arrowsize::Vector{Float64}`: Scales the size of the arrow head. The first two elements scale the radius (in `x/y` direction) and the last one is the length of the cone.
+- `vector_color::Vector{String}`: Colors for vectors. Default: `["green", "#CC6600", "blue", "red"]`
+- `vector_width::Float64`: Width of vectors. Default: `0.025`
+- `vector_arrowsize::Vector{Float64}`: Scales the size of the arrow head. The first two elements scale the radius (in `x/y` direction) and the last one is the length of the cone. Default: `[0.07, 0.08, 0.08]`
 
 ## Layout properties
 
@@ -124,8 +125,9 @@ A structure representing a Bloch sphere visualization for quantum states. Availa
     arcs::Vector{Vector{Vector{Float64}}} = Vector{Vector{Vector{Float64}}}()
     font_color::String = "black"
     font_size::Int = 20
-    frame_alpha::Float64 = 0.1
+    frame_alpha::Float64 = 0.2
     frame_color::String = "gray"
+    frame_width::Float64 = 1.0
     point_default_color::Vector{String} = ["blue", "red", "green", "#CC6600"]
     point_color::Vector{Union{Nothing,String}} = Union{Nothing,String}[]
     point_marker::Vector{Symbol} = [:circle, :rect, :diamond, :utriangle]