From 0209bbe17b26bda24a341476f2a5053b8349b4b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pete Shadbolt Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 21:21:26 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 17 +++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7f2862e..d75e5ba 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,4 +1,13 @@ -# Fast functions for LOQC -- Permanent (hardcoded up to 4x4 and Ryser) -- Parallel permanent -- No Cython dependency +# Compute the Permanent +Implements Ryser's algorithm for the [permanent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent) +Should install with +```bash +$ pip install permanent +``` +Then +```python +>>> from numpy import * +>>> from permanent import permanent +>>> permanent(eye(15)) +(1-0j) +```