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This paper proposes a computational procedure that applies a quantum algorithm to train classical artificial neural networks. The goal of the procedure is to apply quantum walk as a search algorithm in a complete graph to find all synaptic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-09-06 Luciano S. de Souza , Jonathan H. A. de Carvalho , Tiago A. E. Ferreira

Quantum walk (QW), which is considered as the quantum counterpart of the classical random walk (CRW), is actually the quantum extension of CRW from the single-coin interpretation. The sequential unitary evolution engenders correlation…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-03-11 Jin-Fu Chen , Yu-Han Ma , Chang-Pu Sun

We study spatial search with continuous-time quantum walks on real-world complex networks. We use smaller replicas of the Internet network obtained with a recent geometric renormalization method introduced by Garc\'ia-P\'erez et al., Nat.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-12-19 Joonas Malmi , Matteo A. C. Rossi , Guillermo García-Pérez , Sabrina Maniscalco

A number of recent studies have investigated the introduction of decoherence in quantum walks and the resulting transition to classical random walks. Interestingly, it has been shown that algorithmic properties of quantum walks with…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-01-19 Andrea Torsello , Luca Rossi

Recently, the quaternionic quantum walk was formulated by the first author as a generalization of discrete-time quantum walks. We treat the right eigenvalue problem of quaternionic matrices to analysis the spectra of its transition matrix.…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-05-05 Norio Konno , Hideo Mitsuhashi , Iwao Sato

This work introduces a graph-phased Szegedy's quantum walk, which incorporates link phases and local arbitrary phase rotations (APR), unlocking new possibilities for quantum algorithm efficiency. We demonstrate how to adapt quantum circuits…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-03-20 Sergio A. Ortega , Miguel A. Martin-Delgado

In recent years, there has been an emerging trend of combining two innovations in computer science and physics to achieve better computation capability. Exploring the potential of quantum computation to achieve highly efficient performance…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-03-13 Yen-Jui Chang , Wei-Ting Wang , Hao-Yuan Chen , Shih-Wei Liao , Ching-Ray Chang

Quantum walks are standard tools for searching graphs for marked vertices, and they often yield quadratic speedups over a classical random walk's hitting time. In some exceptional cases, however, the system only evolves by sign flips,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-05-05 Thomas G. Wong , Raqueline A. M. Santos

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

Based on studies on four specific networks, we conjecture a general relation between the walk dimensions $d_{w}$ of discrete-time random walks and quantum walks with the (self-inverse) Grover coin. In each case, we find that $d_{w}$ of the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-06-03 Stefan Boettcher , Stefan Falkner , Renato Portugal

Quantum random walks (QRWs) are random processes in which the resulting probability density of the "walker" state, whose movement is governed by a "coin" state, is described in a non-classical manner. Previously, Q-plates have been used to…

This work examines the time complexity of quantum search algorithms on combinatorial $t$-designs with multiple marked elements using the continuous-time quantum walk. Through a detailed exploration of $t$-designs and their incidence…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-04-08 Pedro H. G. Lugão , Renato Portugal

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

There are at least three models of discrete-time quantum walks (QWs) on graphs currently under active development. In this work we focus on the equivalence of two of them, known as Szegedy's and staggered QWs. We give a formal definition of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-01-31 R. Portugal , R. A. M. Santos , T. D. Fernandes , D. N. Gonçalves

Link prediction methods use patterns in known network data to infer which connections may be missing. Previous work has shown that continuous-time quantum walks can be used to represent path-based link prediction, which we further study…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-12-01 João P. Moutinho , Duarte Magano , Bruno Coutinho

In this paper we isolate the combinatorial property responsible (at least in part) for the computational speedups recently observed in some quantum walk algorithms. We find that continuous-time quantum walks can exploit the covering space…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Tobias J. Osborne , Simone Severini

Predicting new links in physical, biological, social, or technological networks has a significant scientific and societal impact. Path-based link prediction methods utilize explicit counting of even and odd-length paths between nodes to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-11-28 João P. Moutinho , André Melo , Bruno Coutinho , István A. Kovács , Yasser Omar

The quantum walk dynamics obey the laws of quantum mechanics with an extra locality constraint, which demands that the evolution operator is local in the sense that the walker must visit the neighboring locations before endeavoring to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-05-23 Caue F. T. Silva , Daniel Posner , Renato Portugal

This paper reviews recent advances in continuous-time quantum walks (CTQW) and their application to transport in various systems. The introduction gives a brief survey of the historical background of CTQW. After a short outline of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-27 Oliver Muelken , Alexander Blumen

The quantum walk was originally proposed as a quantum mechanical analogue of the classical random walk, and has since become a powerful tool in quantum information science. In this paper, we show that discrete time quantum walks provide a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-09-30 Takuya Kitagawa , Mark S. Rudner , Erez Berg , Eugene Demler