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Recurrence Criteria for Reducible Homogeneous Open Quantum Walks on the Line

Quantum Physics 2026-03-23 v4

Abstract

In this paper, we study the recurrence of Open Quantum Walks induced by finite-dimensional coins on the line (Z\mathbb{Z}) and on the grid (Z2\mathbb{Z}^2). 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 Z\mathbb{Z}, 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 Z\mathbb{Z}. Also, we present a general recurrence criterion for OQWs on Z2\mathbb{Z}^2 via the open quantum jump chain, obtained from a recurrence criterion for CTOQWs on Z2\mathbb{Z}^2.

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@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}
}