Abstract
Practical application of the generalized Bell's theorem in the so-called key distribution process in cryptography is reported. The proposed scheme is based on the Bohm's version of the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen gedanken experiment and Bell's theorem is used to test for eavesdropping.
Keywords
Bell's theoremQuantum cryptographyEavesdroppingQuantum key distributionBell test experimentsCryptographyKochen–Specker theoremBell stateLocal hidden variable theoryComputer scienceQuantum mechanicsPhysicsTheoretical physicsQuantum informationQuantumComputer securityQuantum entanglement
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- 67
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- 6
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- 661-663
- Citations
- 10250
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Artur Ekert
(1991).
Quantum cryptography based on Bell’s theorem.
Physical Review Letters
, 67
(6)
, 661-663.
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.67.661
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- DOI
- 10.1103/physrevlett.67.661