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ArticleEntropy (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Transport Efficiency of Continuous-Time Quantum Walks on Graphs.

Luca Razzoli, Matteo G A Paris, Paolo Bordone

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Article in Entropy (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Scalable Structure for Chiral Quantum Routing.Entropy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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Luca RazzoliDipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Informatiche e Matematiche, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, I-41125 Modena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9129-2154
Matteo G A ParisQuantum Technology Lab, Dipartimento di Fisica Aldo Pontremoli, Università Degli Studi di Milano, I-20133 Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7523-7289
Paolo BordoneDipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Informatiche e Matematiche, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, I-41125 Modena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4313-0732

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Abstract

Continuous-time quantum walk describes the propagation of a quantum particle (or an excitation) evolving continuously in time on a graph. As such, it provides a natural framework for modeling transport processes, e.g., in light-harvesting systems. In particular, the transport properties strongly depend on the initial state and specific features of the graph under investigation. In this paper, we address the role of graph topology, and investigate the transport properties of graphs with different regularity, symmetry, and connectivity. We neglect disorder and decoherence, and assume a single trap vertex that is accountable for the loss processes. In particular, for each graph, we analytically determine the subspace of states having maximum transport efficiency. Our results provide a set of benchmarks for environment-assisted quantum transport, and suggest that connectivity is a poor indicator for transport efficiency. Indeed, we observe some specific correlations between transport efficiency and connectivity for certain graphs, but, in general, they are uncorrelated.

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connectivityquantum walktransport efficiencytransport on graph

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PMID33435338
PMCPMC7826824

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