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The continuous-time quantum walks (CTQWs) are a fundamental tool in the development of quantum algorithms. Recently, it was shown that discretizations of p-adic Schr\"odinger equations give rise to continuous-time quantum Markov chains…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-26 W. A. Zúñiga-Galindo , L. F. Chacón-Cortés

Through introducing controlled alternative quantum walks, we present controlled alternate quantum walks (CAQW) based quantum hash function. CAQW based quantum hash function have excellent security, outstanding statistical performance and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-07-25 Dan Li , Yu-Guang Yang , Jing-Lin Bi , Jia-Bin Yuan , Juan Xu

Simulating the time evolution of a physical system at quantum mechanical levels of detail -- known as Hamiltonian Simulation (HS) -- is an important and interesting problem across physics and chemistry. For this task, algorithms that run on…

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

Quantum computing is a promising technology to address combinatorial optimization problems, for example via the quantum approximate optimization algorithm (QAOA). Its potential, however, hinges on scaling toy problems to sizes relevant for…

We introduce an algorithm for combinatorial search on quantum computers that is capable of significantly concentrating amplitude into solutions for some NP search problems, on average. This is done by exploiting the same aspects of problem…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Tad Hogg

We introduce an algorithm for combinatorial search on quantum computers that is capable of significantly concentrating amplitude into solutions for some NP search problems, on average. This is done by exploiting the same aspects of problem…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2009-09-25 T. Hogg

In an interacting continuous time quantum walk, while the walker (the cursor) is moving on a graph, computational primitives (unitary operators associated with the edges) are applied to ancillary qubits (the register). The model with one…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-02-27 Diego de Falco , Dario Tamascelli

The advent of quantum computing processors with possibility to scale beyond experimental capacities magnifies the importance of studying their applications. Combinatorial optimization problems can be one of the promising applications of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-08-18 Ehsan Zahedinejad , Arman Zaribafiyan

Quantum walk is one of the main tools for quantum algorithms. Defined by analogy to classical random walk, a quantum walk is a time-homogeneous quantum process on a graph. Both random and quantum walks can be defined either in continuous or…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-01-10 Andrew M. Childs

Quantum walks (QWs) represent pillars of quantum dynamics and information processing. They provide a powerful framework for simulating quantum transport, designing search algorithms, and enabling universal quantum computation. Several…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-30 E. Stefanutti , J. Philipps , J. Buetow , A. Guidara , M. Nuvoli , A. Chiuri , L. Sansoni

Quantum computers promise to outperform their classical counterparts at certain tasks. However, existing quantum devices are error-prone and restricted in size. Thus, effective compilation methods are crucial to exploit limited quantum…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-07-17 Moritz Stargalla , Friedrich Wagner

We give a simple and direct treatment of the strong convergence of quantum random walks to quantum stochastic operator cocycles, via the semigroup decomposition of such cocycles. Our approach also delivers convergence of the pointwise…

Probability · Mathematics 2018-06-07 Alexander C. R. Belton , Michal Gnacik , J. Martin Lindsay

We present a framework wherein the trajectory optimization problem (or a problem involving calculus of variations) is formulated as a search problem in a discrete space. A distinctive feature of our work is the treatment of discretization…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-12-22 Alok Shukla , Prakash Vedula

Solving optimisation problems is a promising near-term application of quantum computers. Quantum variational algorithms leverage quantum superposition and entanglement to optimise over exponentially large solution spaces using an…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-10-13 Edric Matwiejew , Jason Pye , Jingbo B. Wang

Quantum search algorithms, such as Grover's algorithm, are anticipated to efficiently solve constrained combinatorial optimization problems. However, applying these algorithms to the traveling salesman problem (TSP) on a quantum circuit…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-03-13 Rei Sato , Gordon Cui , Kazuhiro Saito , Hideyuki Kawashima , Tetsuro Nikuni , Shohei Watabe

Open quantum walks (OQWs) constitute a class of quantum walks whose dynamics are entirely driven by interactions with the environment. It is well known that OQWs provide a general framework for implementing dissipative quantum computation.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-19 Pedro Linck Maciel , Graeme Pleasance , Francesco Petruccione , Nadja K. Bernardes

Quantum walks have been shown to have a wide range of applications, from artificial intelligence, to photosynthesis, and quantum transport. Quantum stochastic walks (QSWs) generalize this concept to additional non-unitary evolution. In this…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-05-26 Peter K. Schuhmacher , Luke C. G. Govia , Bruno G. Taketani , Frank K. Wilhelm

Optimizing routing in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) is pivotal for minimizing energy consumption and extending network lifetime. This paper introduces a resourceefficient compilation method for distributed quantum circuits tailored to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-01-20 Kuan-Cheng Chen , Felix Burt , Shang Yu , Chen-Yu Liu , Min-Hsiu Hsieh , Kin K. Leung

Combinatorial optimization problems are considered to be an application, where quantum computing can have transformative impact. In the industrial context, job shop scheduling problems that aim at finding the optimal schedule for a set of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-02-12 Mathias Schmid , Sarah Braun , Rudolf Sollacher , Michael J. Hartmann