1.2. What’s new in Kwant

• 1.2.1. What’s new in Kwant 1.0
  • Lattice and shape improvements
  • possible_hoppings replaced by HoppingKind
  • Some renames
  • Band structure plots
  • Immutable site families
  • Parameters to Hamiltonian
  • Calculation of modes separated from solving
  • Change of the modes and lead_info format
  • New module for random-access random numbers
  • New module for random matrix theory Hamiltonians
  • Improved plotting functionality
• 1.2.2. What’s new in Kwant 0.2
  • Improved performance
  • New MUMPS-based solver
  • New tutorial dealing with superconductivity
  • New plotter module
  • TranslationalSymmetry is used differently
  • Band structure functionality has been moved
  • Calculation of the local density of states
  • Calculation of wave functions in the scattering region
  • Return value of sparse solver