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A quantum walk based search algorithm, and its optical realisation

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Quantum <strong>walk</strong>s on graphs<br />

Graph G = (V, E)<br />

state of system: |ψ〉 ∈ H V = Span{|v i 〉 : v i ∈ V}<br />

dynamics: according to E<br />

How to go from classical to <strong>quantum</strong> <strong>walk</strong>s<br />

classical<br />

prob. distrib.<br />

stochastic<br />

Two alternative approaches<br />

discrete time <strong>quantum</strong> <strong>walk</strong><br />

continuous time <strong>quantum</strong> <strong>walk</strong><br />

<strong>quantum</strong><br />

<strong>quantum</strong> state<br />

unitary<br />

(relationship: Strauch: Phys. Rev. A 74, 030301 (2006)<br />

Introductory review: J. Kempe: Contemp. Phys. 44, 307 (2003),<br />

quant-ph/0303081<br />

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