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We introduce an efficient method to quantify nonstabilizerness in fermionic Gaussian states, overcoming the long-standing challenge posed by their extensive entanglement. Using a perfect sampling scheme based on an underlying determinantal…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-25 Mario Collura , Jacopo De Nardis , Vincenzo Alba , Guglielmo Lami

Even if the output of a Random Number Generator (RNG) is perfectly uniformly distributed, it may be correlated to pre-existing information and therefore be predictable. Statistical tests are thus not sufficient to guarantee that an RNG is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-11-20 Daniela Frauchiger , Renato Renner , Matthias Troyer

The output randomness from a random number generator can be certified by observing the violation of quantum contextuality inequalities based on the Kochen-Specker theorem. Contextuality can be tested in a single quantum system, which…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-04-08 Mark Um , Qi Zhao , Junhua Zhang , Pengfei Wang , Ye Wang , Mu Qiao , Hongyi Zhou , Xiongfeng Ma , Kihwan Kim

Quantum machine learning is arguably one of the most explored applications of near-term quantum devices. Much focus has been put on notions of variational quantum machine learning where parameterized quantum circuits (PQCs) are used as…

Based on Restricted Boltzmann Machines (RBMs), an improved pseudo-stochastic sequential cipher generator is proposed. It is effective and efficient because of the two advantages: this generator includes a stochastic neural network that can…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2016-08-18 Fei Hu , Xiaofei Xu , Tao Peng , Changjiu Pu , Li Li

Quantum randomness relies heavily on the accurate characterization of the generator implementation, where the device imperfection or inaccurate characterization can lead to incorrect entropy estimation and practical bias, significantly…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-09-12 You-Qi Nie , Hongyi Zhou , Bing Bai , Qi Xu , Xiongfeng Ma , Jun Zhang , Jian-Wei Pan

The measurement range problem, where one cannot determine the data outside the range of the detector, limits the characterization of entanglement in high-dimensional quantum systems when employing, among other tools from information theory,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-02-01 J. Eli Bourassa , Hoi-Kwong Lo

We have proposed a novel method for Synthetic High Range Resolution (HRR) profiling, under the condition of missing frequency domain samples. This new approach estimates the autocovariance function (ACF) of the signal by valid sample pairs.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2014-11-04 Yang Hu , Huadong Meng , Yimin Liu , Xiqin Wang

By considering correlations between classical orbits we derive semiclassical expressions for the decay of the quantum fidelity amplitude for classically chaotic quantum systems, as well as for its squared modulus, the fidelity or Loschmidt…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-05-29 Boris Gutkin , Daniel Waltner , Martha Gutierrez , Jack Kuipers , Klaus Richter

The ultimate random number generators are those certified to be unpredictable -- including to an adversary. The use of simple quantum processes promises to provide numbers that no physical observer could predict but, in practice, unwanted…

The generation of certifiable randomness is the most fundamental information-theoretic task that meaningfully separates quantum devices from their classical counterparts. We propose a protocol for exponential certified randomness expansion…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-01-14 Matthew Coudron , Jalex Stark , Thomas Vidick

As a necessary resource for quantum computational advantage, quantum magic (nonstabilizerness) is of fundamental importance in the study of quantum computation and physics. We develop a systematic theory of \emph{long-range magic (LRM)} --…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-27 Fuchuan Wei , Zi-Wen Liu

Measuring quantum states provides means to generate genuine random numbers. It has been shown that genuine randomness can be obtained even with an uncharacterized quantum source. In this work, we propose a framework that formalizes the idea…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-05-23 Jiajun Ma , Xiao Yuan , Aishwarya Hakande , Xiongfeng Ma

We develop a quantum version of the probability estimation framework [arXiv:1709.06159] for randomness generation with quantum side information. We show that most of the properties of probability estimation hold for quantum probability…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-02-06 Emanuel Knill , Yanbao Zhang , Honghao Fu

Random stepped frequency (RSF) radar, which transmits random-frequency pulses, can suppress the range ambiguity, improve convert detection, and possess excellent electronic counter-countermeasures (ECCM) ability [1]. In this paper, we apply…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-08-30 Tianyao Huang , Yimin Liu , Huadong Meng , Xiqin Wang

Quantum physics can be exploited to generate true random numbers, which play important roles in many applications, especially in cryptography. Genuine randomness from the measurement of a quantum system reveals the inherent nature of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-08-29 Xiongfeng Ma , Xiao Yuan , Zhu Cao , Bing Qi , Zhen Zhang

The performance increase up to the sensor resolution in repetitive control (RC) invalidates the standard assumption in RC that data is available at equidistant time instances, e.g., in systems with package loss or when exploiting…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-03-31 Johan Kon , Nard Strijbosch , Sjirk Koekebakker , Tom Oomen

Quantum random number generators (QRNGs) produce true random numbers based on the inherent randomness of quantum theory, rendering them a foundational segment of quantum cryptography. Distinguished from trusted-device QRNGs whose security…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-09 Zhenguo Lu , Jundong Wu , Yu Zhang , Shaobo Ren , Xuyang Wang , Hongyi Zhou , Yongmin Li

Reduced density matrices (RDMs) are fundamental in quantum information processing, allowing the computation of local observables, such as energy and correlation functions, without the exponential complexity of fully characterizing quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-06-13 Zherui Jerry Wang , David Dechant , Yash J. Patel , Jordi Tura

A quantum random number generator (QRNG) as a genuine source of randomness is essential in many applications, such as number simulation and cryptography. Recently, a source-independent quantum random number generator (SI-QRNG), which can…