Strong no-go theorem for Gaussian quantum bit commitment
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Magnin, Loick
Magniez, Frederic
Leverrier, Anthony
Cerf, Nicolas J.
Date Issued
January 2010
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Physical review A
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American Physical Society
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Magnin, Loïck et al. “Strong no-go theorem for Gaussian quantum bit commitment.” Physical Review A 81.1 (2010) : n. pag. © 2010 The American Physical Society
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Abstract
Unconditionally secure bit commitment is forbidden by quantum mechanics. We extend this no-go theorem to continuous-variable protocols where both players are restricted to use Gaussian states and operations, which is a reasonable assumption in current-state optical implementations. Our Gaussian no-go theorem also provides a natural counter-example to a conjecture that quantum mechanics can be rederived from the assumption that key distribution is allowed while bit commitment is forbidden in Nature.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research Laboratory of Electronics
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https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.81.010302