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Approximate quantum fractional revival in paths and cycles

Combinatorics 2020-05-04 v1 Quantum Physics

Abstract

We initiate the study of approximate quantum fractional revival in graphs, a generalization of pretty good quantum state transfer in graphs. We give a complete characterization of approximate fractional revival in a graph in terms of the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the adjacency matrix of a graph. This characterization follows from a lemma due to Kronecker on Diophantine approximation, and is similar to the spectral characterization of pretty good state transfer in graphs. Using this, we give a complete characterizations of when approximate fractional revival can occur in paths and in cycles.

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@article{arxiv.2005.00492,
  title  = {Approximate quantum fractional revival in paths and cycles},
  author = {Ada Chan and Whitney Drazen and Or Eisenberg and Mark Kempton and Gabor Lippner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.00492},
  year   = {2020}
}

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15 Pages

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