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On a class of quantum channels, open random walks and recurrence

Mathematical Physics 2015-06-26 v4 math.MP Probability

Abstract

We study a particular class of trace-preserving completely positive maps, called PQ-channels, for which classical and quantum evolutions are isolated in a certain sense. By combining open quantum random walks with a notion of recurrence, we are able to describe criteria for recurrence of the walk related to this class of channels. Positive recurrence for open walks is also discussed in this context.

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@article{arxiv.1402.0483,
  title  = {On a class of quantum channels, open random walks and recurrence},
  author = {Carlos F. Lardizabal and Rafael R. Souza},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1402.0483},
  year   = {2015}
}

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18 pages, revised version