PIRSA:14060042

Sequential growth dynamics and quantum random walks

Meyer, D. (2014). Sequential growth dynamics and quantum random walks. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/14060042

Meyer, David. Sequential growth dynamics and quantum random walks. Perimeter Institute, Jun. 11, 2014, https://pirsa.org/14060042 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:14060042,
            doi = {10.48660/14060042},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/14060042},
            author = {Meyer, David},
            keywords = {Mathematical physics},
            language = {en},
            title = {Sequential growth dynamics and quantum random walks},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2014},
            month = {jun},
            note = {PIRSA:14060042 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

David Meyer University of California, San Diego

DOI 10.48660/14060042
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Talk Type Scientific Series
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Abstract

Rideout and Sorkin proposed a classical dynamics for causal sets based upon a sequential growth model. Comparing it with models for sequential growth in other systems, and with the dual goals of generating manifold-like causal sets and finding a quantum dynamics for them, we propose some modifications to their model. The resulting, admittedly speculative, proposal is a type of quantum random walk. We explore its properties in some simple cases.