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Phys. Rev. A 48, 1687–1690 (1993)

Quantum random walks

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Y. Aharonov, L. Davidovich, and N. Zagury
Center for Advanced Studies and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131

Received 1 October 1992; published in the issue dated August 1993

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.

© 1993 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.48.1687
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.48.1687
PACS:
03.65.Bz, 42.50.Dv, 42.52.+x