Modeling the quantum to classical crossover in topologically disordered networks

DOI10.1088/1751-8113/45/21/215003MaRDI QIDQ2893129zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors P. Schijven, J. Kohlberger, O. Mülken, A. Blumen

Publication date 26 June 2012

Published in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1108.4254

zbMATH Keywords

continuous-time quantum walkcontinuous-time random walkLindblad equationquantum mechanicsquantum stochastic walktransport theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Stochastic mechanics (including stochastic electrodynamics) (81P20) Transport processes in time-dependent statistical mechanics (82C70)

Abstract: We study transport in topologically disordered networks that are subjected to an environment that induces classical diffusion. The dynamics is phenomenologically described within the framework of the recently introduced quantum stochastic walk, allowing to study the crossover between coherent transport and purely classical diffusion. We find that the coupling to the environment removes all effects of localization and quickly leads to classical transport. Furthermore, we find that on the level of the transport efficiency, the system can be well described by reducing it to a two-node network (a dimer).

Review text

The transport in topologically disordered networks is modeled, where the networks are subjected to an environment that induces classical diffusion. The dynamics is phenomenologically described within the framework of the recently introduced quantum stochastic walk [\textit{J. D. Whitfield, C. A. Rodríguez-Rosario} and \textit{A. Aspuru-Guzik}, ``Quantum stochastic walks: a generalization of classical random walks and quantum walks, Phys. Rev. A 81, No. 2, 022323 (2010; \url{doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.81.022323})], allowing the study of the crossover between coherent transport and purely classical diffusion. Applications are performed to systems that exhibit topological disorder and long-range dipole-dipole interactions. To study the transport efficiency, the authors connect the system with a source and a drain and provide a detailed analysis of their effects. It is found that the coupling to the environment removes all effects of localization and quickly lead to classical transport. Furthermore, on the level of the transport efficiency (i.e., calculating the expected survival time of the walker), it is obtained that the system can be well described by reducing it to a two-node network (a dimer).

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