Hi Kwant Users I notice an inconsistency in calculation result using Python IDLE (3.5.1, Anaconda3). The issue is that every time I execute the same code, it gives me a different result.The test code that I use is the example code for graphene quantum dot calculation (2.7.1) . First, I used the different parameter (r=3). Each time I executed the same code, it returned different wavefunction. If I use a large r (r=8), the wavefunction(n=225) is consistent. But if I plot the wavefunction 22 instead of 225 as an example, then the wavefunction is different for each time. I tested the code within jupyter notebook and it doesn't show any inconsistencies. Can anyone advise me what raises this issue ? Is it because of Kwant package or Python IDLE or the calculation script itself? If I still want to use Python IDLE to do the calculation. How can I make sure my calculation result is correct? The test code is copied at the end of the email. Thanks in advance. Sincerely, Liming Test code: ================================================================ ================================================================ # Tutorial 2.7.1. 2D example: graphene quantum dot # ================================================ # # Physics background # ------------------ # - graphene edge states # # Kwant features highlighted # -------------------------- # - demonstrate different ways of plotting import kwant from matplotlib import pyplot lat = kwant.lattice.honeycomb() a, b = lat.sublattices def make_system(r=8, t=-1, tp=-0.1): def circle(pos): x, y = pos return x**2 + y**2 < r**2 sys = kwant.Builder() sys[lat.shape(circle, (0, 0))] = 0 sys[lat.neighbors()] = t sys.eradicate_dangling() if tp: sys[lat.neighbors(2)] = tp return sys def plot_system(sys): kwant.plot(sys) # the standard plot is ok, but not very intelligible. One can do # better by playing wioth colors and linewidths # use color and linewidths to get a better plot def family_color(site): return 'black' if site.family == a else 'white' def hopping_lw(site1, site2): return 0.04 if site1.family == site2.family else 0.1 kwant.plot(sys, site_lw=0.1, site_color=family_color, hop_lw=hopping_lw) def plot_data(sys, n): import scipy.linalg as la sys = sys.finalized() ham = sys.hamiltonian_submatrix() evecs = la.eigh(ham)[1] wf = abs(evecs[:, n])**2 # the usual - works great in general, looks just a bit crufty for # small systems kwant.plotter.map(sys, wf, oversampling=10, cmap='gist_heat_r') # use two different sort of triangles to cleanly fill the space def family_shape(i): site = sys.sites[i] return ('p', 3, 180) if site.family == a else ('p', 3, 0) def family_color(i): return 'black' if sys.site(i).family == a else 'white' kwant.plot(sys, site_color=wf, site_symbol=family_shape, site_size=0.5, hop_lw=0, cmap='gist_heat_r') # plot by changing the symbols itself def site_size(i): return 3 * wf[i] / wf.max() kwant.plot(sys, site_size=site_size, site_color=(0, 0, 1, 0.3), hop_lw=0.1) def main(): # plot the graphene system in different styles sys = make_system() plot_system(sys) # compute a wavefunction (number 225) and plot it in different # styles sys = make_system(tp=0) plot_data(sys, 22) # Call the main function if the script gets executed (as opposed to imported). # See <http://docs.python.org/library/__main__.html>. if __name__ == '__main__': main()