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Certifying Quantum Randomness by Probability Estimation

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Author(s)

Emanuel H. Knill, Yanbao Zhang, Peter L. Bierhorst

Abstract

We introduce probability estimation, a broadly applicable frameworkto certify randomness in a finite sequence of measurements subject to verifiable physical constraints and with respect to classical side information. Examples include randomness from single-photon measurements and device-independent randomness from Bell tests. Advantages of probability estimation include adaptibility to changing conditions, arbitrary stopping when goals are achieved, no stationarity requirements, applicability to Bell tests with small violations, and unsurpassed finite-data efficiency.
Citation
Physical Review A
Volume
98
Issue
4

Keywords

Bell tests, quantum randomness

Citation

Knill, E. , Zhang, Y. and Bierhorst, P. (2018), Certifying Quantum Randomness by Probability Estimation, Physical Review A, [online], https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.98.040304 (Accessed October 31, 2024)

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Created October 31, 2018, Updated May 19, 2020