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2 - Two Reflections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2022

Chris Godsil  and
Hanmeng Zhan
Chris Godsil
Affiliation:
University of Waterloo, Ontario
Hanmeng Zhan
Affiliation:
Simon Fraser University, British Columbia
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Summary

To analyse a discrete walk we need to compute the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of unitary matrix. The matrices that arise in practice are products of two reflections. We develop machinery that takes advantage of this structure to complete the specrtal information we need.

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reflectionseigenvaluesspectral decomposition
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Discrete Quantum Walks on Graphs and Digraphs , pp. 11 - 19
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Two Reflections
  • Chris Godsil, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Hanmeng Zhan, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia
  • Book: Discrete Quantum Walks on Graphs and Digraphs
  • Online publication: 23 December 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009261692.003
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  • Two Reflections
  • Chris Godsil, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Hanmeng Zhan, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia
  • Book: Discrete Quantum Walks on Graphs and Digraphs
  • Online publication: 23 December 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009261692.003
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  • Two Reflections
  • Chris Godsil, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Hanmeng Zhan, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia
  • Book: Discrete Quantum Walks on Graphs and Digraphs
  • Online publication: 23 December 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009261692.003
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