Continuous-Time Quantum Random Walks Require Discrete Space

Details Continuous-Time Quantum Random Walks Require Discrete Space Continuous-Time Quantum Random Walks Require Discrete Space

2006-11-12

arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0611129v2

Physics

Quantum Physics

19 pages, 9 figures, to appear in J. Phys. A

Scientific paper

10.1088/1751-8113/40/45/016

Quantum random walks are shown to have non-intuitive dynamics which makes them an attractive area of study for devising quantum algorithms for long-standing open problems as well as those arising in the field of quantum computing. In the case of continuous-time quantum random walks, such peculiar dynamics can arise from simple evolution operators closely resembling the quantum free-wave propagator. We investigate the divergence of quantum walk dynamics from the free-wave evolution and show that in order for continuous-time quantum walks to display their characteristic propagation, the state space must be discrete. This behavior rules out many continuous quantum systems as possible candidates for implementing continuous-time quantum random walks.

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