The quantum to classical transition for random walks

Details The quantum to classical transition for random walks The quantum to classical transition for random walks

2002-08-30

arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0208195v2

Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 130602 (2003).

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Quantum Physics

4 pages RevTeX 4.0 + 2 figures (encapsulated Postscript). Trimmed for length. Minor corrections + one new reference

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.130602

We look at two possible routes to classical behavior for the discrete quantum random walk on the line: decoherence in the quantum ``coin'' which drives the walk, or the use of higher-dimensional coins to dilute the effects of interference. We use the position variance as an indicator of classical behavior, and find analytical expressions for this in the long-time limit; we see that the multicoin walk retains the ``quantum'' quadratic growth of the variance except in the limit of a new coin for every step, while the walk with decoherence exhibits ``classical'' linear growth of the variance even for weak decoherence.

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