Quantum enhancement of randomness distribution

Raul Garcia-Patron, William Matthews, Andreas Winter

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Abstract

The capability of a given channel to transmit information is, a priori, distinct from its capability to distribute random correlations. Despite that, for classical channels, the capacity to distribute information and randomness turns out to be the same, even with the assistance of auxiliary communication. In this work we show that this is no longer true for quantum channels when feedback is allowed. We prove this by constructing a channel that is noisy for the transmission of information but behaves as a virtual noiseless channel for randomness distribution when assisted by feedback communication. Our result can be seen as a way of unlocking quantum randomness internal to the channel.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication10th Conference on the Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication and Cryptography, TQC 2015
EditorsSalman Beigi, Robert Konig
PublisherSchloss Dagstuhl- Leibniz-Zentrum fur Informatik GmbH, Dagstuhl Publishing
Pages180-190
Number of pages11
ISBN (Electronic)9783939897965
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event10th Conference on the Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication and Cryptography, TQC 2015 - Brussels, Belgium
Duration: 20 May 201522 May 2015

Publication series

NameLeibniz International Proceedings in Informatics, LIPIcs
Volume44
ISSN (Print)1868-8969

Conference

Conference10th Conference on the Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication and Cryptography, TQC 2015
Country/TerritoryBelgium
CityBrussels
Period20/05/1522/05/15

Keywords

  • Capacity
  • Noisy channels
  • Quantum shannon theory
  • Randomness

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