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Certifiable Quantum Dice - Or, testable exponential randomness expansion

Quantum Physics 2011-11-28 v1

Abstract

We introduce a protocol through which a pair of quantum mechanical devices may be used to generate n bits of true randomness from a seed of O(log n) uniform bits. The bits generated are certifiably random based only on a simple statistical test that can be performed by the user, and on the assumption that the devices obey the no-signaling principle. No other assumptions are placed on the devices' inner workings. A modified protocol uses a seed of O(log^3 n) uniformly random bits to generate nn bits of true randomness even conditioned on the state of a quantum adversary who may have had prior access to the devices, and may be entangled with them.

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@article{arxiv.1111.6054,
  title  = {Certifiable Quantum Dice - Or, testable exponential randomness expansion},
  author = {Umesh V. Vazirani and Thomas Vidick},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1111.6054},
  year   = {2011}
}

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21 pages, 1 figure. Comments welcome

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