Recurrence Criteria for Reducible Homogeneous Open Quantum Walks on the Line
Abstract
In this paper, we study the recurrence of Open Quantum Walks induced by finite-dimensional coins on the line () and on the grid (). Two versions are considered: discrete-time open quantum walks (OQW) and continuous-time open quantum walks (CTOQW). We present three distinct recurrence criteria for OQWs on , each adapted to different types of coins. The first criterion applies to coins whose auxiliary map has a unique invariant state, resulting in the first recurrence criterion for Lazy OQWs. The second one applies to Lazy OQWs of dimension 2, where we provide a complete characterization of the recurrence for this low-dimensional case. The third one presents a general criterion for finite-dimensional coins in the non-lazy case, which generalizes many of the previously known results for OQWs on . Also, we present a general recurrence criterion for OQWs on via the open quantum jump chain, obtained from a recurrence criterion for CTOQWs on .
Cite
@article{arxiv.2501.01249,
title = {Recurrence Criteria for Reducible Homogeneous Open Quantum Walks on the Line},
author = {Newton Loebens},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.01249},
year = {2026}
}