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In the literature, there are numerous studies of one-dimensional discrete-time quantum walks (DTQWs) using a moving shift operator. However, there is no exact solution for the limiting probability distributions of DTQWs on cycles using a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-10-20 Xin-Ping Xu , Yusuke Ide

Quantum magic, which accounts for the non-stabilizer content of a state, is essential for universal quantum computation beyond classically simulable resources. We investigate the generation and evolution of quantum magic in discrete-time…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-04 Vikash Mittal , Yi-Ping Huang

Implementation of discrete-time quantum walk (DTQW) with superconducting qubits is difficult since on-chip superconducting qubits cannot hop between lattice sites. We propose an efficient protocol for the implementation of DTQW in circuit…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-07-31 Jia-Qi Zhou , Qi-Ping Su , Chui-Ping Yang

Restart is a common strategy observed in nature that accelerates first-passage processes and has been extensively studied using classical random walks. In the quantum regime, restart in continuous-time quantum walks (CTQWs) has been shown…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-04-22 Kunal Shukla , Riddhi Chatterjee , C. M. Chandrashekar

Discrete-time quantum walks (DTQWs) provide a convenient platform for a realisation of many topological phases in noninteracting systems. They often offer more possibilities than systems with a static Hamiltonian. Nevertheless, researchers…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-06-08 Andrzej Grudka , Marcin Karczewski , Pawel Kurzynski , Jan Wojcik , Antoni Wojcik

The quantum walk (QW) is the term given to a family of algorithms governing the evolution of a discrete quantum system and as such has a founding role in the study of quantum computation. We contribute to the investigation of QW phenomena…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-07-02 Hao Luo , Peng Xue

Quantum state preparation in high-dimensional systems is an essential requirement for many quantum-technology applications. The engineering of an arbitrary quantum state is, however, typically strongly dependent on the experimental platform…

We propose a new multi-dimensional discrete-time quantum walk (DTQW), whose continuum limit is an extended multi-dimensional Dirac equation, which can be further mapped to the Schr\"{o}dinger equation. We show in two ways that our DTQW is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-04-19 Manami Yamagishi , Naomichi Hatano , Ken-Ichiro Imura , Hideaki Obuse

Signaled by non-analyticities in the time evolution of physical observables, dynamic quantum phase transitions (DQPTs) emerge in quench dynamics of topological systems and possess an interesting geometric origin captured by dynamic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-01-23 Kunkun Wang , Xingze Qiu , Lei Xiao , Xiang Zhan , Zhihao Bian , Wei Yi , Peng Xue

We present a detailed analysis of continuous time quantum walks (CTQW) with both position and transition defects defined at a single point in the line. Analytical solutions of both traveling waves or bound states are obtained, which provide…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-09-08 Zhi-Jian Li , J. B. Wang

The dynamics of a discrete-time quantum walk (DTQW) can be realized within a purely classical interacting particle system composed of some boxes and a large but finite number of balls, and can, in principle, be implemented in a tabletop…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-03 Surajit Saha

Discrete-time quantum walks (DTQWs) in random artificial electric and gravitational fields are studied analytically and numerically. The analytical computations are carried by a new method which allows a direct exact analytical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-04-25 G. Di Molfetta , F. Debbasch

We consider an special dynamics of a quantum walk (QW) on a line. Initially, the walker localized at the origin of the line with arbitrary chirality, evolves to an asymptotic stationary state. In this stationary state a measurement is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-10-05 Alejandro Romanelli

Quantum walks are central to a wide range of applications such as quantum search, quantum information processing, and entanglement transport. Gaining control over the duration and the direction of quantum walks (QWs) is crucial to…

We investigate the quantum transport of delocalized states in continuous-time quantum walks (CTQWs) on a one-dimensional lattice containing a single defect. The defect is modeled by assigning complex-valued hopping amplitudes to the edges…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-13 João V. Cordeiro , Eduardo I. Duzzioni , Edgard P. M. Amorim

The discrete time quantum walk (DTQW) is a universal quantum computational model. Significant relationships between discrete and corresponding continuous quantum systems have been studied since the work of Pauli and Feynman. This work…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-09-19 Michael Manighalam , Mark Kon

We present a mathematical formalism for the description of unrestricted quantum walks with entangled coins and one walker. The numerical behaviour of such walks is examined when using a Bell state as the initial coin state, two different…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 S. E. Venegas-Andraca , J. L. Ball , K. Burnett , S. Bose

We present an approach using quantum walks (QWs) to redistribute ultracold atoms in an optical lattice. Different density profiles of atoms can be obtained by exploiting the controllable properties of QWs, such as the variance and the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-08-13 C. M. Chandrashekar , Raymond Laflamme

In this paper, the 2-state decomposed-type quantum walk (DQW) on a line is introduced as an extension of the 2-state quantum walk (QW). The time evolution of the DQW is defined with two different matrices, one is assigned to a real…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2021-10-11 Chusei Kiumi

We present a quantum image encryption protocol that harnesses discrete-time quantum walks (DTQWs) on cycles and explicitly examines the role of the Parrondo paradox in security. Using the NEQR representation, a DTQW-generated probability…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-03 Łukasz Pawela