Published November 1, 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

The 3-dimensional cube is the only periodic, connected cubic graph with perfect state transfer

  • 1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, WC1E 6BT London (United Kingdom)

Description

There is perfect state transfer between two vertices of a graph, if a single excitation can travel with fidelity one between the corresponding sites of a spin system modeled by the graph. When the excitation is back at the initial site, for all sites at the same time, the graph is said to be periodic. A graph is cubic if each of its vertices has a neighbourhood of size exactly three. We prove that the 3-dimensional cube is the only periodic, connected cubic graph with perfect state transfer. We conjecture that this is also the only connected cubic graph with perfect state transfer.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/254/1/012012

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
Journal Volume
254
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
[17 p.]
ISSN
1742-6596

Conference

Title
a Festschrift for Tony Sudbery
Acronym
Quantum groups, quantum foundations, and quantum information
Dates
29-30 Sep 2008
Place
York (United Kingdom)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
43033957
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
EXCITATION; PERIODICITY; QUANTUM STATES; SPIN; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; VARIATIONS