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Dirac equation as a quantum walk over the honeycomb and triangular lattices
Di Molfetta GiuseppePablo ArrighiGiuseppe Di MolfettaIván Márquez-martínArmando Pérezsubject
FOS: Computer and information sciences[ INFO ] Computer Science [cs]Differential equationFOS: Physical sciencestriangulation01 natural sciences010305 fluids & plasmassymbols.namesakeHigh Energy Physics - Lattice[PHYS.QPHY]Physics [physics]/Quantum Physics [quant-ph]Lattice (order)Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)0103 physical sciences[ PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-GEN-PH ] Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/General Physics [physics.gen-ph]unitaritysurface[INFO]Computer Science [cs]Quantum walkHexagonal latticeDirac equationcontinuum limit010306 general physicsQuantumComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUSlatticeMathematical physicsPhysicsQuantum PhysicsPartial differential equationCondensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale PhysicsUnitarity[PHYS.HLAT]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Lattice [hep-lat]High Energy Physics - Lattice (hep-lat)[ PHYS.HLAT ] Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Lattice [hep-lat]differential equations[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-GEN-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/General Physics [physics.gen-ph]Computer Science - Distributed Parallel and Cluster ComputingDirac equationsymbolsDistributed Parallel and Cluster Computing (cs.DC)Quantum Physics (quant-ph)description
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. The former is of interest in the study of graphene-like materials. The latter, we argue, opens the door for a generalization of the Dirac equation to arbitrary discrete surfaces.
year | journal | country | edition | language |
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2018-01-01 | Physical Review A |