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Quantum cryptography based on Bell’s theorem

Artur EkertMerton College and Physics Department, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
1991en
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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.

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