---
title: aer (latest version)
description: API reference for qiskit_addon_aqc_tensor.simulation.aer in the latest version of qiskit-addon-aqc-tensor
source: https://eu-de.quantum.cloud.ibm.com/docs/en/api/qiskit-addon-aqc-tensor/simulation-aer
---

# Aer simulation backend

`qiskit_addon_aqc_tensor.simulation.aer`

Qiskit Aer MPS simulator as a tensor network backend.

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| [`QiskitAerMPS`](/docs/api/qiskit-addon-aqc-tensor/simulation-aer-qiskit-aer-mps "qiskit_addon_aqc_tensor.simulation.aer.QiskitAerMPS")                                               | Qiskit Aer representation of a matrix-product state. |
| [`QiskitAerSimulationSettings`](/docs/api/qiskit-addon-aqc-tensor/simulation-aer-qiskit-aer-simulation-settings "qiskit_addon_aqc_tensor.simulation.aer.QiskitAerSimulationSettings") | Qiskit Aer simulator settings.                       |

## Functions

### is\_aer\_available

`is_aer_available()`

[GitHub](https://github.com/Qiskit/qiskit-addon-aqc-tensor/tree/stable/0.3/qiskit_addon_aqc_tensor/simulation/aer/simulation.py#L50-L56)

Return `True` is qiskit-aer is installed, `False` otherwise.

**Return type**

[`bool`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool)