Feynman Formula for Discrete-time Quantum Walks

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Main Authors: Fouque, Jean-Pierre, Ichiba, Tomoyuki, Lam, Ka Lok
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author Fouque, Jean-Pierre
Ichiba, Tomoyuki
Lam, Ka Lok
author_facet Fouque, Jean-Pierre
Ichiba, Tomoyuki
Lam, Ka Lok
contents We explicitly connect (discrete-time) quantum walks on Z with a four-state Markov additive process via a Feynman-type formula (2.5). Using this representation, we derive a relation between the spectral decomposition of the Markov additive process and the limiting density of the homogeneous quantum walk. In addition, we consider a space-time rescaling of quantum walks, which leads to a system of quantum transport PDEs in continuous time and space with a phase interaction term. Our probabilistic representation for this type of PDE offers an efficient Monte Carlo computational technique.
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spellingShingle Feynman Formula for Discrete-time Quantum Walks
Fouque, Jean-Pierre
Ichiba, Tomoyuki
Lam, Ka Lok
Probability
Mathematical Physics
60F05, 60J10, 81-10, 81Q05
We explicitly connect (discrete-time) quantum walks on Z with a four-state Markov additive process via a Feynman-type formula (2.5). Using this representation, we derive a relation between the spectral decomposition of the Markov additive process and the limiting density of the homogeneous quantum walk. In addition, we consider a space-time rescaling of quantum walks, which leads to a system of quantum transport PDEs in continuous time and space with a phase interaction term. Our probabilistic representation for this type of PDE offers an efficient Monte Carlo computational technique.
title Feynman Formula for Discrete-time Quantum Walks
topic Probability
Mathematical Physics
60F05, 60J10, 81-10, 81Q05
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.12038