diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index dc8a64f..513db84 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 //! ```
 
 use num_complex::Complex;
-use num_traits::{Float, FromPrimitive, NumAssign, NumCast, NumOps, ToPrimitive, Zero};
+use num_traits::{Float, FromPrimitive, NumAssign, NumCast, NumOps, One, ToPrimitive, Zero};
 use rand::{distributions::Standard, prelude::*};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::fmt::{Debug, Display, LowerExp, UpperExp};
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ pub trait Scalar:
     NumAssign
     + FromPrimitive
     + NumCast
+    + One
+    + Zero
     + Neg<Output = Self>
     + Copy
     + Clone
@@ -72,6 +74,14 @@ pub trait Scalar:
         + NumOps<Self::Real, Self::Complex>
         + NumOps<Self::Complex, Self::Complex>;
 
+    fn zero() -> Self {
+        Zero::zero()
+    }
+
+    fn one() -> Self {
+        One::one()
+    }
+
     /// Create a new real number
     fn real<T: ToPrimitive>(re: T) -> Self::Real;
     /// Create a new complex number