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Author Arrighi, P.; Di Molfetta, G.; Marquez-Martin, I.; Perez, A.
Title Dirac equation as a quantum walk over the honeycomb and triangular lattices Type Journal Article
Year 2018 Publication Physical Review A Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. A
Volume (down) 97 Issue 6 Pages 062111 - 5pp
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Abstract A discrete-time quantum walk (QW) is essentially an operator driving the evolution of a single particle on the lattice, through local unitaries. Some QWs admit a continuum limit, leading to well-known physics partial differential equations, such as the Dirac equation. We show that these simulation results need not rely on the grid: the Dirac equation in (2 + 1) dimensions can also be simulated, through local unitaries, on the honeycomb or the triangular lattice, both of interest in the study of quantum propagation on the nonrectangular grids, as in graphene-like materials. The latter, in particular, we argue, opens the door for a generalization of the Dirac equation to arbitrary discrete surfaces.
Address [Arrighi, Pablo; Di Molfetta, Giuseppe; Marquez-Martin, Ivan] Aix Marseille Univ, Univ Toulon, LIS, CNRS, Marseille, France, Email: pablo.arrighi@univ-amu.fr;
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Publisher Amer Physical Soc Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
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ISSN 2469-9926 ISBN Medium
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Notes WOS:000435076800001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 3624
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Author Di Molfetta, G.; Soares-Pinto, D.O.; Duarte Queiros, S.M.
Title Elephant quantum walk Type Journal Article
Year 2018 Publication Physical Review A Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. A
Volume (down) 97 Issue 6 Pages 062112 - 6pp
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Abstract We introduce an analytically treatable discrete time quantum walk in a one-dimensional lattice which combines non-Markovianity and hyperballistic diffusion associated with a Gaussian whose variance sigma(2)(t) grows cubicly with time sigma alpha t(3). These properties have have been numerically found in several systems, namely, tight-binding lattice models. For its rules, our model can be understood as the quantum version of the classical non-Markovian “elephant random walk” process for which the quantum coin operator only changes the value of the diffusion constant although, contrarily, to the classical coin.
Address [Di Molfetta, Giuseppe] Univ Toulon & Var, Aix Marseille Univ, Nat Computat Res Grp, CNRS,LIS, Marseille, France, Email: giuseppe.dimolfetta@lis-lab.fr
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Publisher Amer Physical Soc Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN 2469-9926 ISBN Medium
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Notes WOS:000435076800002 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 3625
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Author Marquez-Martin, I.; Di Molfetta, G.; Perez, A.
Title Fermion confinement via quantum walks in (2+1)-dimensional and (3+1)-dimensional space-time Type Journal Article
Year 2017 Publication Physical Review A Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. A
Volume (down) 95 Issue 4 Pages 042112 - 5pp
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Abstract We analyze the properties of a two-and three-dimensional quantum walk that are inspired by the idea of a brane-world model put forward by Rubakov and Shaposhnikov [Phys. Lett. B 125, 136 (1983)]. In that model, particles are dynamically confined on the brane due to the interaction with a scalar field. We translated this model into an alternate quantum walk with a coin that depends on the external field, with a dependence which mimics a domain wall solution. As in the original model, fermions (in our case, the walker) become localized in one of the dimensions, not from the action of a random noise on the lattice (as in the case of Anderson localization) but from a regular dependence in space. On the other hand, the resulting quantum walk can move freely along the “ordinary” dimensions.
Address [Marquez-Martin, I.; Di Molfetta, G.; Perez, A.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Dept Fis Teor, Dr Moliner 50, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain, Email: giuseppe.dimolfetta@lif.univ-mrs.fr
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Publisher Amer Physical Soc Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
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ISSN 2469-9926 ISBN Medium
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Notes WOS:000399931500006 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 3102
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Author Gomis, P.; Perez, A.
Title Decoherence effects in the Stern-Gerlach experiment using matrix Wigner functions Type Journal Article
Year 2016 Publication Physical Review A Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. A
Volume (down) 94 Issue 1 Pages 012103 - 11pp
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Abstract We analyze the Stern-Gerlach experiment in phase space with the help of the matrix Wigner function, which includes the spin degree of freedom. Such analysis allows for an intuitive visualization of the quantum dynamics of the device. We include the interaction with the environment, as described by the Caldeira-Leggett model. The diagonal terms of the matrix provide us with information about the two components of the state that arise from interaction with the magnetic field gradient. In particular, from the marginals of these components, we obtain an analytical formula for the position and momentum probability distributions in the presence of decoherence that shows a diffusive behavior for large values of the decoherence parameter. These features limit the dynamics of the present model. We also observe the decay of the nondiagonal terms with time and use this fact to quantify the amount of decoherence from the norm of those terms in phase space. From here, we can define a decoherence time scale, which differs from previous results that make use of the same model. We analyze a typical experiment and show that, for that setup, the decoherence time is much smaller than the characteristic time scale for the separation of the two beams, implying that they can be described as an incoherent mixture of atoms traveling in the up and down directions with opposite values of the spin projection. Therefore, entanglement is quickly destroyed in the setup we analyzed.
Address [Gomis, P.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Dept Fis Teor, Dr Moliner 50, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain, Email: Pablo.Gomis@uv.es;
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Publisher Amer Physical Soc Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
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ISSN 2469-9926 ISBN Medium
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Notes WOS:000378909000003 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration no
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 2739
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Author Arnault, P.; Di Molfetta, G.; Brachet, M.; Debbasch, F.
Title Quantum walks and non-Abelian discrete gauge theory Type Journal Article
Year 2016 Publication Physical Review A Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. A
Volume (down) 94 Issue 1 Pages 012335 - 6pp
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Abstract A family of discrete-time quantum walks (DTQWs) on the line with an exact discrete U(N) gauge invariance is introduced. It is shown that the continuous limit of these DTQWs, when it exists, coincides with the dynamics of a Dirac fermion coupled to usual U(N) gauge fields in two-dimensional spacetime. A discrete generalization of the usual U(N) curvature is also constructed. An alternate interpretation of these results in terms of superimposed U(1) Maxwell fields and SU(N) gauge fields is discussed in the Appendix. Numerical simulations are also presented, which explore the convergence of the DTQWs towards their continuous limit and which also compare the DTQWs with classical (i.e., nonquantum) motions in classical SU(2) fields. The results presented in this paper constitute a first step towards quantum simulations of generic Yang-Mills gauge theories through DTQWs.
Address [Arnault, Pablo; Debbasch, Fabrice] Univ Paris 06, Univ Paris 04, PSL Res Univ, LERMA,Observ Paris,CNRS,UMR 8112, F-75014 Paris, France, Email: pablo.arnault@upmc.fr;
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Publisher Amer Physical Soc Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 2469-9926 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000380095000005 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 2761
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