Classical and Quantum Networks: Theory, Modeling and Optimization, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Entropy (ISSN 1099-4300). This special issue belongs to the section "Quantum Information".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 373
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Interests: classical and quantum information processing; quantum nonlocality; estimation theory; filtering theory; information processing; complex and multi-agent systems; natural; quantum and unconventional computation
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Interests: quantum mechanics; quantum information; quantum optics; quantum field theory
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Dear Colleagues,
Network theory, both classical and quantum, has proved highly fruitful for analyzing a variety of problems. The formulation in terms of networks is often general and abstract, which allows it to fit into multiple different contexts. For example, the same tools from classical network science and percolation theory are applicable in the analysis of the resiliency of a complex system and, likewise, in the spread of an epidemic [1,2]. In this Special Issue, we will focus on generalizations and applications of classical networks to quantum systems, as well as on unique quantum constructions. The reported studies may relate to various areas, ranging from fundamental explorations of quantum nonlocality [3-5] to applications for quantum communications [6-9].
References:
[1] Newman, M. E. (2002). Spread of epidemic disease on networks. Physical review E, 66(1), 016128.
[2] Cohen, R., & Havlin, S. (2010). Complex networks: structure, robustness and function. Cambridge university press.
[3] Perseguers, S., Lapeyre, G. J., Cavalcanti, D., Lewenstein, M., & Acín, A. (2013). Distribution of entanglement in large-scale quantum networks. Reports on Progress in Physics, 76(9), 096001.
[4] Pozas-Kerstjens, A., Gisin, N., & Tavakoli, A. (2022). Full network nonlocality. Physical review letters, 128(1), 010403.
[5] Peled, B. Y., Te'eni, A., Cohen, E., & Carmi, A. (2021). Population dynamics of entangled species. arXiv preprint arXiv:2109.04237.
[6] Duan, L. M., & Monroe, C. (2010). Colloquium: Quantum networks with trapped ions. Reviews of Modern Physics, 82(2), 120.
[7] Kozlowski, W., & Wehner, S. (2019, September). Towards large-scale quantum networks. In Proceedings of the Sixth Annual ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication (pp. 1-7).
[8] Zhuang, Q., & Zhang, B. (2021). Quantum communication capacity transition of complex quantum networks. Physical Review A, 104(2), 022608.
[9] Meng, X., Gao, J., & Havlin, S. (2021). Concurrence percolation in quantum networks. Physical Review Letters, 126(17), 170501.
Dr. Avishy Carmi
Dr. Eliahu Cohen
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Keywords
- network dynamics
- network topology
- complex networks
- percolation
- quantum entanglement
- quantum correlations
- quantum interconnect
- quantum walks
- quantum key distribution
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