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arXiv:2603.16010 · Entropy

Dissipative realization of a quantum distance-based classifier using open quantum walks

Pedro Linck, Graeme Pleasance, Francesco Petruccione, Nadja K. Bernardes

quant-phSubmitted Mar 16, 2026• Announced Mar 18, 2026• 1 citation
v1 · Mar 16, 2026v2 · Mar 18, 2026
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Abstract

Open quantum walks (OQWs) constitute a class of quantum walks whose dynamics are entirely driven by interactions with the environment. It is well known that OQWs provide a general framework for implementing quantum computation. As a proof of principle, we demonstrate the feasibility of running this algorithm within the open quantum walk computation model, and we show that its expected runtime remains finite even in the slower regime.

Journal reference
Entropy 2026, 28(2), 239
DOI
10.3390/e28020239

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Open quantum walks (OQWs) constitute a class of quantum walks whose dynamics are entirely driven by interactions with the environment. It is well known that OQWs provide a general framework for implementing quantum computation. As a proof of principle, we demonstrate the feasibility of running this algorithm within the open quantum walk computation model, and we show that its expected runtime remains finite even in the slower regime.
Open Quantum Walks (OQW) are a type of quantum walk governed by the system's interaction with its environment. We explore the time evolution and the limit behavior of the OQW framework for Quantum Computation and show how we can represent random unitary quantum channels, such as the dephasing and depolarizing channels, in this model. We also develop a simulation protocol with circuit representation for this model, which is heavily inspired by the fact that graphs represent OQW and are, thereby, local (meaning that the state in a particular node interacts only with its neighborhood). We obtain asymptotic advantages in the system's dimension, circuit depth, and CNOT count compared to other simulation methods.
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