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Certified randomness in quantum physics

Quantum Physics 2017-08-09 v1

Abstract

The concept of randomness plays an important role in many disciplines. On one hand, the question of whether random processes exist is fundamental for our understanding of nature. On the other hand, randomness is a resource for cryptography, algorithms and simulations. Standard methods for generating randomness rely on assumptions on the devices that are difficult to meet in practice. However, quantum technologies allow for new methods for generating certified randomness. These methods are known as device-independent because do not rely on any modeling of the devices. Here we review the efforts and challenges to design device-independent randomness generators.

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@article{arxiv.1708.00265,
  title  = {Certified randomness in quantum physics},
  author = {Antonio Acín and Lluis Masanes},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1708.00265},
  year   = {2017}
}

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18 pages, 3 figures

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