QUANTUM RANDOM-WALKS

被引:1270
作者
AHARONOV, Y
DAVIDOVICH, L
ZAGURY, N
机构
[1] UNIV S CAROLINA, DEPT PHYS, COLUMBIA, SC 29208 USA
[2] TEL AVIV UNIV, SCH PHYS & ASTRON, IL-69978 TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
[3] PONTIFICIA UNIV CATOLICA, DEPT FIS, BR-22453 RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
[4] UNIV NEW MEXICO, DEPT PHYS & ASTRON, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87131 USA
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1993年 / 48卷 / 02期
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevA.48.1687
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We introduce the concept of quantum random walk, and show that due to quantum interference effects the average path length can be much larger than the maximum allowed path in the corresponding classical random walk. A quantum-optics application is described.
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页码:1687 / 1690
页数:4
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