Complementarity and quantum walks

DOI10.1103/PHYSREVA.71.022307MaRDI QIDQ3102454zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Viv M. Kendon, Barry C. Sanders

Publication date 4 December 2011

Published in Physical Review A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0404043

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Quantum equilibrium statistical mechanics (general) (82B10) Random walks, random surfaces, lattice animals, etc. in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B41)

Abstract: We show that quantum walks interpolate between a coherent `wave walk' and a random walk depending on how strongly the walker's coin state is measured; i.e., the quantum walk exhibits the quintessentially quantum property of complementarity, which is manifested as a trade-off between knowledge of which path the walker takes vs the sharpness of the interference pattern. A physical implementation of a quantum walk (the quantum quincunx) should thus have an identifiable walker and the capacity to demonstrate the interpolation between wave walk and random walk depending on the strength of measurement.

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