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Bertlmann's chocolate balls and quantum type cryptography

arXiv:0903.0231

Abstract

Some quantum cryptographic protocols can be implemented with specially prepared chocolate balls, others protected by value indefiniteness cannot. Similarities and differences of cryptography with quanta and chocolate are discussed. Motivated by these considerations it is proposed to certify quantum random number generators and quantum cryptographic protocols by value indefiniteness. This feature, which derives itself from Bell- and Kochen-Specker type arguments, is only present in systems with three or more mutually exclusive outcomes.

18 pages, 6 figures; the photo a box full of colored balls can be downloaded from http://tph.tuwien.ac.at/~svozil/publ/2009-qchocolate-box.jpg

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Bertlmann's chocolate balls and quantum type cryptography · wovepaper