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Quantum walks subject to decoherence generically suffer the loss of their genuine quantum feature, a quadratically faster spreading compared to classical random walks. This intuitive statement has been verified analytically for certain…

We explore the use of machine-learning techniques to detect quantum speedup in random walks on graphs. Specifically, we investigate the performance of three different neural-network architectures (variations on fully connected and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-09-06 Hanna Linn , Yu Zheng , Anton Frisk Kockum

We study the noisy dynamics of periodically driven, discrete-step quantum walks in a one-dimensional photonic lattice. We find that in the bulk, temporal noise that is constant within a Floquet period leads to decoherence-free momentum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-27 Rajesh Asapanna , Clément Hainaut , Alberto Amo , Álvaro Gómez-León

We consider quantum walks defined on arbitrary infinite graphs, parameterized by a family of scattering matrices attached to the vertices. Multiplying each scattering matrix by an i.i.d. random phase, we obtain a random scattering quantum…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2026-02-16 Alain Joye , Andreas Schaefer , Simone Warzel

A discrete-time staggered quantum walk was recently introduced as a generalization that allows to unify other versions, such as the coined and Szegedy's walk. However, it also produces new forms of quantum walks not covered by previous…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-11-14 Bruno Chagas , Renato Portugal , Stefan Boettcher , Etsuo Segawa

In this work we analyze the stochastic dynamics of the Kauffman model evolving under the influence of noise. By considering the average crossing time between two distinct trajectories, we show that different Kauffman models exhibit a…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2015-06-26 X. Qu , M. Aldana , Leo P. Kadanoff

A random walk is known as a random process which describes a path including a succession of random steps in the mathematical space. It has increasingly been popular in various disciplines such as mathematics and computer science.…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2020-08-11 Feng Xia , Jiaying Liu , Hansong Nie , Yonghao Fu , Liangtian Wan , Xiangjie Kong

We present an introduction to coined quantum walks on regular graphs, which have been developed in the past few years as an alternative to quantum Fourier transforms for underpinning algorithms for quantum computation. We then describe our…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-03-28 Viv Kendon , Ben Tregenna

Coherent transport of excitations along chains of coupled quantum systems represents an interesting problem with a number of applications ranging from quantum optics to solar cell technology. A convenient tool for studying such processes…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-02-16 Martin Stefanak , Jaroslav Novotny , Igor Jex

Random graphs are a central element of the study of complex dynamical networks such as the internet, the brain, or socioeconomic phenomena. New methods to generate random graphs can spawn new applications and give insights into more…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-04-06 Hamza Jnane , Giuseppe Di Molfetta , Filippo M. Miatto

Quantum walks have emerged as an interesting approach to quantum information processing, exhibiting many unique properties compared to the analogous classical random walk. Here we introduce a model for a discrete-time quantum walk with…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-05-08 Peter P. Rohde , Gavin K. Brennen , Alexei Gilchrist

A quantum walk is the quantum analogue of a random walk. While it is relatively well understood how quantum walks can speed up random walk hitting times, it is a long-standing open question to what extent quantum walks can speed up the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-02-13 Simon Apers , Laurent Miclo

We construct a new type of quantum walks on simplicial complexes as a natural extension of the well-known Szegedy walk on graphs. One can numerically observe that our proposing quantum walks possess linear spreading and localization as in…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-08-05 Kaname Matsue , Osamu Ogurisu , Etsuo Segawa

We study scattering quantum walks on highly symmetric graphs and use the walks to solve search problems on these graphs. The particle making the walk resides on the edges of the graph, and at each time step scatters at the vertices. All of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-01-27 Daniel Reitzner , Mark Hillery , Edgar Feldman , Vladimir Buzek

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…

In quantum transport through nanoscale devices, fluctuations arise from various sources: the discreteness of charge carriers, the statistical non-equilibrium that is required for device operation, and unavoidable quantum uncertainty. As…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-09-04 Samuel L. Rudge , Daniel S. Kosov

Quantum walks, in virtue of the coherent superposition and quantum interference, possess exponential superiority over its classical counterpart in applications of quantum searching and quantum simulation. The quantum enhanced power is…

In this paper, we introduce hierarchical random walks at first. In this model, we use two types of random walkers, {global and local} walkers. The global walker chooses a local walker at every step, then the chosen local walker moves a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-15 Jirô Akahori , Yusuke Ide , Tomoki Kato , Norio Konno , Shuhei Mano , Akihiro Narimatsu

Quantum walks can reconstruct quantum algorithms for quantum computation, where the precise controls of quantum state transfers between arbitrary distant sites are required. Here, we investigate quantum walks using a periodically…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-04-06 Haruna Katayama , Noriyuki Hatakenaka , Toshiyuki Fujii

Quantum walks have frequently envisioned the behavior of a quantum state traversing a classically defined, generally finite, graph structure. While this approach has already generated significant results, it imposes a strong assumption: all…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-05-28 John C Vining , Howard A. Blair