Random Walks Through Fock States of a Graph

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This paper introduces process models for graph-based motion, distinguishing between acceptance and rejection steps analogous to stimulated and spontaneous emission, with a persistent vacuum vertex.

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Abstract I present process models for motion on a graph Γ(V,E) along its edges, motivated by examples. I build random sequences of edges and I derive sequences of Fock states. Therefore, I can distinguish two kinds of process steps, acceptance and rejection, comparable to stimulated and spontaneous emission. There is always at least one vertex, which represents the vacuum of the system. Rejections and vacuum are not visible in a quantum grand canonical ensemble.
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I build random sequences of edges and I derive sequences of Fock states. Therefore, I can distinguish two kinds of process steps, acceptance and rejection, comparable to stimulated and spontaneous emission. There is always at least one vertex, which represents the vacuum of the system. Rejections and vacuum are not visible in a quantum grand canonical ensemble. Random walk Markov chain Fock states forward and backward motion harmonic oscillator vacuum Full Text Additional Declarations The authors declare no competing interests. Supplementary Files XXDATA.xlsx Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 6 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Show more versions Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. 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