Universal one-dimensional discrete-time quantum walks and their implementation on near term quantum hardware
Shivani Singh, C. Huerta Alderete, Radhakrishnan Balu, Christopher R. Monroe, Norbert M. Linke, C. M. Chandrashekar
Abstract
Quantum walks are a promising framework for developing quantum algorithms and quantum simulations. Quantum walks represent an important test case for the application of quantum computers. Here we present different forms of discrete-time quantum walks and show their equivalence for physical realizations. Using an appropriate digital mapping of the position space on which a walker evolves onto the multi-qubit states in a quantum processor, we present different configurations of quantum circuits for the implementation of discrete-time quantum walks in one-dimensional position space. With example circuits for a five qubit machine we address scalability to higher dimensions and larger quantum processors.