articleReviews of Modern PhysicsFeb 22, 2017GREEN OA

Quantum random number generators

MHMiguel Herrero-CollantesJCJuan Carlos García-Escartín

Universidade de Vigo

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Abstract

In mathematics and computer science, random numbers have the role of a resource for assisting proofs, making cryptography secure, and enabling computational protocols. This role motivates efforts to produce random numbers as a physical process. Potential physical sources abound, but arguably the most fundamental are those based on elementary quantum mechanical processes. This review discusses the current status of devices that generate quantum random numbers.

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  • Random number generation
  • Physics
  • Mathematical proof
  • Cryptography
  • Quantum cryptography
  • Quantum computer
  • Quantum
  • Process (computing)
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