Quantum walks and quantum search on graphene lattices

Quantum walks have been very useful in developing search algorithms in quantum information, in particular for devising of spatial search algorithms. However, the construction of continuous-time quantum search algorithms in two-dimensional lattices has proved difficult, requiring additional degrees o...

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Main Authors: Foulger, Iain, Gnutzmann, Sven, Tanner, Gregor
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Published: American Physical Society 2015
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/46594/
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Gnutzmann, Sven
Tanner, Gregor
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description Quantum walks have been very useful in developing search algorithms in quantum information, in particular for devising of spatial search algorithms. However, the construction of continuous-time quantum search algorithms in two-dimensional lattices has proved difficult, requiring additional degrees of freedom. Here, we demonstrate that a continuous-time quantum walk search is possible in two dimensions by changing the search topology to a graphene lattice, utilizing the Dirac point in the energy spectrum. This is made possible by making a change to standard methods of marking a particular site in the lattice. Various ways of marking a site are shown to result in successful search protocols. We further establish that the search can be adapted to transfer probability amplitude across the lattice between specific lattice sites thus establishing a line of communication between these sites.
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spelling nottingham-465942020-05-04T17:10:33Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/46594/ Quantum walks and quantum search on graphene lattices Foulger, Iain Gnutzmann, Sven Tanner, Gregor Quantum walks have been very useful in developing search algorithms in quantum information, in particular for devising of spatial search algorithms. However, the construction of continuous-time quantum search algorithms in two-dimensional lattices has proved difficult, requiring additional degrees of freedom. Here, we demonstrate that a continuous-time quantum walk search is possible in two dimensions by changing the search topology to a graphene lattice, utilizing the Dirac point in the energy spectrum. This is made possible by making a change to standard methods of marking a particular site in the lattice. Various ways of marking a site are shown to result in successful search protocols. We further establish that the search can be adapted to transfer probability amplitude across the lattice between specific lattice sites thus establishing a line of communication between these sites. American Physical Society 2015-06-18 Article PeerReviewed Foulger, Iain, Gnutzmann, Sven and Tanner, Gregor (2015) Quantum walks and quantum search on graphene lattices. Physical Review A, 91 (6). 062323/1-062323/15. ISSN 2469-9934 https://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevA.91.062323 doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.91.062323 doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.91.062323
spellingShingle Foulger, Iain
Gnutzmann, Sven
Tanner, Gregor
Quantum walks and quantum search on graphene lattices
title Quantum walks and quantum search on graphene lattices
title_full Quantum walks and quantum search on graphene lattices
title_fullStr Quantum walks and quantum search on graphene lattices
title_full_unstemmed Quantum walks and quantum search on graphene lattices
title_short Quantum walks and quantum search on graphene lattices
title_sort quantum walks and quantum search on graphene lattices
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https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/46594/