Quantum walks on directed graphs

  • Authors:
  • Ashley Montanaro

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Computer Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

  • Venue:
  • Quantum Information & Computation
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

We consider the definition of quantum walks on directed graphs. Call a directed graph reversible if, for each pair of vertices (vi, vj), if vi is connected to vj then there is a path from vj to vi. We show that reversibility is a necessary and sufficient condition for a directed graph to allow the notion of a discrete-time quantum walk, and discuss some implications of this condition. We present a method for defining a "partially quantum" walk on directed graphs that are not reversible.