Group Velocity of Discrete-Time Quantum Walks

Details Group Velocity of Discrete-Time Quantum Walks Group Velocity of Discrete-Time Quantum Walks

2009-01-27

arxiv.org/abs/0901.4237v1

Physics

Quantum Physics

7 pages, 3 figures

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We show that certain types of quantum walks can be modeled as waves that propagate in a medium with phase and group velocities that are explicitly calculable. Since the group and phase velocities indicate how fast wave packets can propagate causally, we propose the use of these wave velocities in a new definition for the hitting time of quantum walks. The new definition of hitting time has the advantage that it requires neither the specification of a walker's initial condition nor of an arrival probability threshold. We give full details for the case of quantum walks on the Cayley graphs of Abelian groups. This includes the special cases of quantum walks on the line and on hypercubes.

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