## Learn to Use ITensor

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# Single Element ITensor

A single element ITensor is an ITensor constructed using the setElt function. It has exactly one non-zero element, which can be any element.

(Currently this type of ITensor uses dense storage but this is subject to change in the future.)

setElt is defined in "itensor/itensor_interface.h" and "itensor/itensor_interface_impl.h".

## Synopsis

auto i = Index("i",4);
auto j = Index("j",3);

auto T = randomTensor(i,j);

auto S = setElt(i(2));

//Multiplying by S in this case will "quench"
//the i Index of T to its second value:
T *= S;


## Specification

setElt(IndexVal iv1, IndexVal iv2, ...) -> ITensor

Given one or more IndexVals, return an ITensor with all elements set to zero except the element corresponding to the IndexVals which is set to 1.0.

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 auto s = Index("s",3);
auto l = Index("l",10);

auto T = setElt(s(2),l(4));

Print(T.real(s(1),l(1))); //prints: 0.0
Print(T.real(s(2),l(1))); //prints: 0.0
//...
Print(T.real(s(2),l(4))); //prints: 1.0


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