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This paper presents a simple model that mimics quantum mechanics (QM) results in terms of probability fields of free particles subject to self-interference, without using Schr\"{o}dinger equation or wavefunctions. Unlike the standard QM…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-01-27 Antonio Sciarretta

In this paper we focus our attention on a particle that follows a unidirectional quantum walk, an alternative version of the nowadays widespread discrete-time quantum walk on a line. Here the walker at each time step can either remain in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-08-01 Miquel Montero

Finite-size impurities suspended in incompressible flows distribute inhomogeneously, leading to a drastic enhancement of collisions. A description of the dynamics in the full position-velocity phase space is essential to understand the…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2009-11-10 J. Bec , A. Celani , M. Cencini , S. Musacchio

Escaping from a complex maze, by exploring different paths with several decision-making branches in order to reach the exit, has always been a very challenging and fascinating task. Wave field and quantum objects may explore a complex…

We propose a scheme for producing directed motion in a lattice system by applying a periodic driving potential. By controlling the dynamics by means of the effect known as coherent destruction of tunneling, we demonstrate a novel…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-09-13 C. E. Creffield

What is the quantum system? Consider the wavefunction of the electron, what we call single particle wave-function and assume that it contains N wave packets. If we pass all the wave packets through an electric field, all are deflected, as…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-07-14 Sofia Wechsler

The approximation of quantum unitary dynamics of a particle by a swarm of point wise classical samples of this particle is proposed. Quantum mechanism of speedup rests on the creation and annihilation of absolutely rigid bons, which join…

General Physics · Physics 2011-12-05 Yuri Ozhigov

Quantum walk is a synonym for multi-path interference and faster spread of a particle in a superposition of position space. We study the effects of a quantum mechanical interaction modeled to mimic quantum mechanical gravitational…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-06-18 Himanshu Badhani , C. M. Chandrashekar

Quantum transients are temporary features of matter waves before they reach a stationary regime. Transients may arise after the preparation of an unstable initial state or due to a sudden interaction or a change in the boundary conditions.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-05-05 A. del Campo , G. Garcia-Calderon , J. G. Muga

We have proposed a simple scheme to entangle two distant qutrits trapped in separate optical cavities. The quantum information of each qutrit is skillfully encoded on the degenerate ground states of a pair of atoms, hence the entanglement…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Chang-shui Yu , X. X. Yi , He-shan Song , D. Mei

Quantum walks are standard tools for searching graphs for marked vertices, and they often yield quadratic speedups over a classical random walk's hitting time. In some exceptional cases, however, the system only evolves by sign flips,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-05-05 Thomas G. Wong , Raqueline A. M. Santos

We propose an entanglement concentration scheme which uses only the effects of quantum statistics of indistinguishable particles. This establishes the fact that useful quantum information processing can be accomplished by quantum statistics…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 N. Paunkovic , Y. Omar , S. Bose , V. Vedral

Quantum computers hold the promise to solve certain computational task much more efficiently than classical computers. We review the recent experimental advancements towards a quantum computer with trapped ions. In particular, various…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-11-20 H. Haeffner , C. F. Roos , R. Blatt

Quantum mechanics has many counter-intuitive consequences which contradict our intuition which is based on classical physics. Here we discuss a special aspect of quantum mechanics, namely the possibility of entanglement between two or more…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Martin B. Plenio , Vlatko Vedral

We study the quantum tunnelling of a very complex object of which only part is coupled to an external potential ( the potential barrier ). We treat this problem as the tunnelling of a particle (part of the system affected by the potential)…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2008-02-03 A. H. Castro Neto , A. O. Caldeira

This paper introduces quantum edge detection, aimed at locating boundaries of quantum domains where all particles share the same pure state. Focusing on the 1D scenario of a string of particles, we develop an optimal protocol for quantum…

The present paper deals with some kind of quantum ``velocity'' which is introduced by the method of hydrodynamical analogy. It is found that this ``velocity'' is in general irrotational, namely, a vorticity vanishes, and then a velocity…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Toshiki Shimbori , Tsunehiro Kobayashi

It is well known that Schr\"{o}dinger's equation is only suitable for the particle in conservative force field. In atomic and molecular field, a particle can suffer the action of non-conservative force. In this paper, a new quantum wave…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-14 Xiang-Yao Wu , Bai-Jun Zhang , Hai-Bo Li , Xiao-Jing Liu , Jing-Wu Li , Yi-Qing Guo

The quantum mechanical states of the neutral particle endowed with a magnetic moment in the combination of electromagnetic vortex field together with the constant magnetic field are dealt with. It is shown that this system of fields is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-08-08 Tomasz Radożycki

Quantum tunneling is a quantum phenomenon in which a microscopic object crosses through a potential barrier even if its energy cannot overcome the barrier. A general belief is that tunneling occurs only when the barrier width is comparable…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-01-07 Yuan-Xing Yang , Si-Yuan Bai , Jun-Hong An