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Quantum Computing (QC) refers to an emerging paradigm that inherits and builds with the concepts and phenomena of Quantum Mechanic (QM) with the significant potential to unlock a remarkable opportunity to solve complex and computationally…

We give a short overview over recent developments on quantum graphs and outline the connection between general quantum graphs and so-called quantum random walks.

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-26 Gregor Tanner

Simulation and programming of current quantum computers as Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) devices represent a hot topic at the border of current physical and information sciences. The quantum walk process represents a basic…

Quantum versions of random walks on the line and the cycle show a quadratic improvement over classical random walks in their spreading rates and mixing times respectively. Non-unitary quantum walks can provide a useful optimisation of these…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-03-25 Viv Kendon , Olivier Maloyer

Recently, several groups have investigated quantum analogues of random walk algorithms, both on a line and on a circle. It has been found that the quantum versions have markedly different features to the classical versions. Namely, the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 B. C. Travaglione , G. J. Milburn

Quantum walks constitute important tools in different applications, especially in quantum algorithms. To a great extent their usefulness is due to unusual diffusive features, allowing much faster spreading than their classical counterparts.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-10-09 F. M. Andrade , M. G. E. da Luz

Interplay between quantum interference and classical randomness can enhance performance of various quantum information tasks. In the present paper we analyze recurrence phenomena in the discrete-time quantum stochastic walk on a line, which…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-28 Martin Stefanak , Vaclav Potocek , Iskender Yalcinkaya , Aurel Gabris , Igor Jex

The quantum walk formalism is a widely used and highly successful framework for modeling quantum systems, such as simulations of the Dirac equation, different dynamics in both the low and high energy regime, and for developing a wide range…

Quantum walks are promising tools based on classical random walks, with plenty of applications such as many variants of optimization. Here we introduce the semiclassical walks in discrete time, which are algorithms that combines classical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-07-25 Sergio A. Ortega , Miguel A. Martin-Delgado

Discrete-time quantum walk in one-dimension is studied from a path-integral perspective. This enables derivation of a closed-form expression for amplitudes corresponding to any coin-position basis of the state vector of the quantum walker…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-03-02 Karthik S. Joshi , S. K. Srivatsa , R. Srikanth

In this Chapter, we present some interesting properties of quantum walks on the line. We concentrate our attention in the emergence of invariance and provide some insights into the ultimate origin of the observed behavior. In the first part…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-09-02 Miquel Montero

Quantum computing exposes the brilliance of quantum mechanics through computer science and, as such, gives oneself a marvelous and exhilarating journey to go through. This article leads along that journey with a historical and current…

Popular Physics · Physics 2024-03-18 Robert Kudelić

Continuous-time quantum walks (CTQWs) on static graphs provide efficient methods for search and sampling as well as a model for universal quantum computation. We consider an extension of CTQWs to the case of dynamic graphs, in which an…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-07-17 Rebekah Herrman , Travis Humble

We present an efficient general method for realizing a quantum walk operator corresponding to an arbitrary sparse classical random walk. Our approach is based on Grover and Rudolph's method for preparing coherent versions of efficiently…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-06-12 Chen-Fu Chiang , Daniel Nagaj , Pawel Wocjan

Quantum walks, being the quantum analogue of classical random walks, are expected to provide a fruitful source of quantum algorithms. A few such algorithms have already been developed, including the `glued trees' algorithm, which provides…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-10-29 B. L. Douglas , J. B. Wang

Coin and scattering are the two major formulations for discrete quantum walks models, each believed to have its own advantages in different applications. Although they are related in some cases, it was an open question their equivalence in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-07-18 F. M. Andrade , M. G. E. da Luz

Quantum computing offers a powerful new perspective on probabilistic and collective behaviors traditionally taught in statistical physics. This paper presents two classroom-ready modules that integrate quantum computing into the…

Physics Education · Physics 2025-11-06 Zihan Li , Dan A. Mazilu , Irina Mazilu

A discrete-time Quantum Walk (QW) is essentially a unitary operator driving the evolution of a single particle on the lattice. Some QWs admit a continuum limit, leading to familiar PDEs (e.g. the Dirac equation). In this paper, we study the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-04-29 Pablo Arrighi , Stefano Facchini , Marcelo Forets

Continuous-time quantum walks (CTQWs) provide a valuable model for quantum transport, universal quantum computation and quantum spatial search, among others. Recently, the empowering role of new degrees of freedom in the Hamiltonian…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-03-23 Massimo Frigerio , Claudia Benedetti , Stefano Olivares , Matteo G. A. Paris

Central to the power of quantum computing is the concept of quantum parallelism: quantum systems can explore and process multiple computational paths simultaneously. In this paper, we discuss the elusive nature of quantum parallelism,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-05-14 Stefano Markidis