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quant-ph2003★ 3 cited
Can quantum cryptography imply quantum mechanics? Reply to Smolin
Hans Halvorson, Jeffrey Bub
Clifton, Bub, and Halvorson (CBH) have argued that quantum mechanics can be derived from three cryptographic, or broadly information-theoretic, axioms. But Smolin disagrees, and he…
quant-ph2003★ 17 cited
A note on information theoretic characterizations of physical theories
Hans Halvorson
Clifton, Bub, and Halvorson [Foundations of Physics 33, 1561 (2003)] have recently argued that quantum theory is characterized by its satisfaction of three information-theoretic ax…
quant-ph2003★ 25 cited
Remote preparation of arbitrary ensembles and quantum bit commitment
Hans Halvorson
The Hughston-Jozsa-Wootters theorem shows that any finite ensemble of quantum states can be prepared "at a distance", and it has been used to demonstrate the insecurity of all bit…