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A quantum computing algorithm for rhythm generation is presented, which aims to expand and explore quantum computing applications in the arts, particularly in music. The algorithm maps quantum random walk trajectories onto a rhythmspace --…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-07 María Aguado-Yáñez , Karl Jansen , Daniel Gómez-Marín , Sergi Jordà

Classical randomized algorithms use a coin toss instruction to explore different evolutionary branches of a problem. Quantum algorithms, on the other hand, can explore multiple evolutionary branches by mere superposition of states. Discrete…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Apoorva Patel , K. S. Raghunathan , Pranaw Rungta

Quantum walks have wide applications in quantum information, such as universal quantum computation, so it is important to explore properties of quantum walks thoroughly. We propose a novel method to implement discrete-time quantum walks…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-06-09 Qi-Ping Su , Shi-Chao Wang , Yan Chi , Yong-Nan Sun , Li Yu , Zhe Sun , Franco Nori , Chui-Ping Yang

This study investigated the unitary equivalent classes of one-dimensional quantum walks. We determined the unitary equivalent classes of one-dimensional quantum walks, two-phase quantum walks with one defect, complete two-phase quantum…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2017-04-27 Hiromichi Ohno

We discuss an efficient physical realization of topological quantum walks on a finite lattice. The $N$-point lattice is realized with $\log_2 N$ qubits, and the quantum circuit utilizes a number of quantum gates which is polynomial in the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-10-11 Radhakrishnan Balu , Daniel Castillo , George Siopsis

Simulating the topological phases of matter in synthetic quantum simulators is a topic of considerable interest. Given the universality of digital quantum simulators, the prospect of digitally simulating exotic topological phases is greatly…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-10-21 Feng Mei , Qihao Guo , Ya-Fei Yu , Liantuan Xiao , Shi-Liang Zhu , Suotang Jia

Nowadays, quantum simulation schemes come in two flavours. Either they are continuous-time discrete-space models (a.k.a Hamiltonian-based), pertaining to non-relativistic quantum mechanics. Or they are discrete-spacetime models (a.k.a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-10-18 Giuseppe Di Molfetta , Pablo Arrighi

The quantum walk (QW), as the quantum analog of classical random walk, provides a feasible platform to study the topological phenomenon and non-equilibrium dynamics. Here, we propose a novel scheme to realize the quantum walk with a single…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-09-01 Hao-Qing Zhang , Ming-Zhong Ai , Jin-Ming Cui , Yong-Jian Han , Chuan-Feng Li , Guang-Can Guo

We introduce a continuous-time quantum walk on an ultrametric space corresponding to the set of p-adic integers and compute its time-averaged probability distribution. It is shown that localization occurs for any location of the ultrametric…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-03-24 Norio Konno

We propose an implementation scheme for the continuous-time quantum walk using a diatomic molecule and an optical frequency comb. We show an analogy between the quantum walk and the cascade rotational transitions induced by the optical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-02-14 Leo Matsuoka , Tatsuya Kasajima , Masashi Hashimoto , Keiichi Yokoyama

Quantum walk is a key operation in quantum computing, simulation, communication and information. Here, we report for the first time the demonstration of quantum walks and localized quantum walks in a new type of optical fibers having a ring…

We study how quantum walks can be used to find structural anomalies in graphs via several examples. Two of our examples are based on star graphs, graphs with a single central vertex to which the other vertices, which we call external…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-05 Mark Hillery , Hongjun Zheng , Edgar Feldman , Daniel Reitzner , Vladimir Buzek

In this paper, we propose a circuit design for implementing quantum walks on complex networks. Quantum walks are powerful tools for various graph-based applications such as spatial search, community detection, and node classification.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-24 Rei Sato , Kazuhiro Saito

Discrete-time quantum walks, quantum generalizations of classical random walks, provide a framework for quantum information processing, quantum algorithms and quantum simulation of condensed matter systems. The key property of quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-06-07 Rostislav Duda , Moein N. Ivaki , Isac Sahlberg , Kim Pöyhönen , Teemu Ojanen

The investigation of the Hamiltonian dynamical counterpart of phase transitions, combined with the Riemannian geometrization of Hamiltonian dynamics, has led to a preliminary formulation of a differential-topological theory of phase…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2022-08-19 Matteo Gori , Roberto Franzosi , Giulio Pettini , Marco Pettini

The rotation of subspaces by a chosen angle is a fundamental quantum computing operation, with applications in error correction and quantum algorithms such as the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm, the Variational Quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-03-04 Xiu Gu , Jonathan Allcock , Shuoming An , Yu-xi Liu

Quantum Stochastic Walks (QSW) allow for a generalization of both quantum and classical random walks by describing the dynamic evolution of an open quantum system on a network, with nodes corresponding to quantum states of a fixed basis. We…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-03-31 Nicola Dalla Pozza , Filippo Caruso

We use discrete-event simulation on a digital computer to study two different models of experimentally realizable quantum walks. The simulation models comply with Einstein locality, are as "realistic" as the one of the simple random walk in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-05-08 Madita Willsch , Dennis Willsch , Kristel Michielsen , Hans De Raedt

Quantum walks are powerful kernels in quantum computing protocols that possess strong capabilities in speeding up various simulation and optimisation tasks. One striking example is given by quantum walkers evolving on glued trees for their…

The quantum random walk has drawn special interests because its remarkable features to the classical counterpart could lead to new quantum algorithms. In this paper, we propose a feasible scheme to implement quantum random walks on a line…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Zhi Zhao , Jiangfeng Du , Hui Li , Tao Yang , Zeng-Bing Chen , Jian-Wei Pan