How random are random numbers generated using photons?
| Autor: | Jorge G. Hirsch, Héctor Cruz Ramírez, Alí M Angulo Martínez, Alfred B. U'Ren, Roberto Ramírez Alarcón, Aldo Solis |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Quantum Physics Photon media_common.quotation_subject FOS: Physical sciences Algorithmic randomness Condensed Matter Physics Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics Statistical physics Quantum Physics (quant-ph) Practical implications Mathematical Physics Randomness Normality Parametric statistics Mathematics media_common |
| Popis: | Randomness is fundamental in quantum theory, with many philosophical and practical implications. In this paper we discuss the concept of algorithmic randomness, which provides a quantitative method to assess the Borel normality of a given sequence of numbers, a necessary condition for it to be considered random. We use Borel normality as a tool to investigate the randomness of ten sequences of bits generated from the differences between detection times of photon pairs generated by spontaneous parametric downconversion. These sequences are shown to fulfil the randomness criteria without difficulties. As deviations from Borel normality for photon-generated random number sequences have been reported in previous work, a strategy to understand these diverging findings is outlined. 9 pages, 7 figures. To appear in Physica Scripta as an invited Article |
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