Recurrence of biased quantum walks on a line

Details Recurrence of biased quantum walks on a line Recurrence of biased quantum walks on a line

2009-02-20

arxiv.org/abs/0902.3600v2

New J. Phys. 11 (2009) 043027

Physics

Quantum Physics

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Scientific paper

10.1088/1367-2630/11/4/043027

The Polya number of a classical random walk on a regular lattice is known to depend solely on the dimension of the lattice. For one and two dimensions it equals one, meaning unit probability to return to the origin. This result is extremely sensitive to the directional symmetry, any deviation from the equal probability to travel in each direction results in a change of the character of the walk from recurrent to transient. Applying our definition of the Polya number to quantum walks on a line we show that the recurrence character of quantum walks is more stable against bias. We determine the range of parameters for which biased quantum walks remain recurrent. We find that there exist genuine biased quantum walks which are recurrent.

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