[m,fa0]=maxsymsep(op,varargin)

% maxsymsep   Maximum for symmetric multi-qubit product states. 
%   maxsymsep(op) gives the maximum of op for symmetric seperable multiqubit 
%   states. Maxsymsep(op,d) makes it possible to handle qudits
%   with dimension d. Uses simple numerical search.
%   maxsymsep(op,d,par) makes it possible to set parameters.
%   par is a three-element vector. Defaults value
%   [10000 20000 0.005 ]. First element: Number of
%   random trials in the first phase. Second element:
%   Number of random trials in the second phase.
%   Third element: Constant deternmining accuracy.
%   Faster than maxsep. The form [maximum,phi]=maxsymsep(op)
%   gives back also the state giving the maximum.
%   [To be more precise, the maximum is given by the state
%   mkron(phi,phi,phi,...,phi).]

function [m,fa0]=maxsymsep(op,varargin)

% Parameters for the simulation
Delta=0.005;
Nit1=10000;
Nit2=20000;

if isempty(varargin),
   d=2;
elseif length(varargin)==1,
   d=varargin{1};  
elseif length(varargin)==2,
   d=varargin{1};  
   par=varargin{2};
   Nit1=par(1);
   Nit2=par(2);
   Delta=par(3);
else
        error('Wrong number of input arguments.');
end %if

[sx,sy]=size(op);
N=floor(log(sx)/log(d)+0.5);

rmax=-Inf;

fa=zeros(d,N);
famax=fa;
for n=1:Nit1
     %%if mod(n,100)==0,  randn('state',sum(100*clock));  end %if
     f=randn(d,1)+i*randn(d,1);
     fa=f;
     for n=1:N-1
        f=kron(f,fa);
     end %for
     r=real(trace(op*f*f')/(f'*f));
     if r>rmax,
         rmax=r;
	     famax=fa;
     end %if
end %for

fa0=famax;
r0=rmax;

% Second phase of the search
for n=1:Nit2
     %%if mod(n,100)==0,  randn('state',sum(100*clock));  end %if
     f=randn(d,1)+i*randn(d,1);;
     fa=fa0+Delta*f;
     f=fa;
     for n=1:N-1
        f=kron(f,fa);
     end %for
     r=real(trace(op*f*f')/(f'*f));
     if r>r0,
         r0=r;
         fa0=fa;        
     end %if
end %for
 
m=r0;