3.1. kwant – Top level package

The top-level Kwant package serves as a container for sub-packages and does not have any functions of its own. For convenience, short names are provided for a few widely used objects from the sub-packages:

3.1.1. From kwant.builder

Builder([symmetry])	A tight binding system defined on a graph.
HoppingKind(delta, family_a[, family_b])	A pattern for matching hoppings.

3.1.2. From kwant.lattice

TranslationalSymmetry(*periods)

A translational symmetry defined in real space.

3.1.3. From kwant.plotter

plot(sys[, num_lead_cells, unit, ...])

Plot a system in 2 or 3 dimensions.

3.1.4. From kwant.solvers.default

greens_function(sys[, energy, args, ...])	Compute the retarded Green’s function of the system between its leads.
ldos(sys[, energy, args, check_hermiticity])	Calculate the local density of states of a system at a given energy.
smatrix(sys[, energy, args, out_leads, ...])	Compute the scattering matrix of a system.
wave_function(sys[, energy, args, ...])	Return a callable object for the computation of the wave function inside the scattering region.

3.1.5. Version information

The version of Kwant is available under the name __version__.