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Full randomness from arbitrarily deterministic events

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  • Rodrigo Gallego

    (ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, Mediterranean Technology Park
    Dahlem Center for Complex Quantum Systems, Freie Universität Berlin)

  • Lluis Masanes

    (ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, Mediterranean Technology Park)

  • Gonzalo De La Torre

    (ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, Mediterranean Technology Park)

  • Chirag Dhara

    (ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, Mediterranean Technology Park)

  • Leandro Aolita

    (ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, Mediterranean Technology Park
    Dahlem Center for Complex Quantum Systems, Freie Universität Berlin)

  • Antonio Acín

    (ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, Mediterranean Technology Park
    ICREA-Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats)

Abstract

Do completely unpredictable events exist? Classical physics excludes fundamental randomness. Although quantum theory makes probabilistic predictions, this does not imply that nature is random, as randomness should be certified without relying on the complete structure of the theory being used. Bell tests approach the question from this perspective. However, they require prior perfect randomness, falling into a circular reasoning. A Bell test that generates perfect random bits from bits possessing high—but less than perfect—randomness has recently been obtained. Yet, the main question remained open: does any initial randomness suffice to certify perfect randomness? Here we show that this is indeed the case. We provide a Bell test that uses arbitrarily imperfect random bits to produce bits that are, under the non-signalling principle assumption, perfectly random. This provides the first protocol attaining full randomness amplification. Our results have strong implications onto the debate of whether there exist events that are fully random.

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  • Rodrigo Gallego & Lluis Masanes & Gonzalo De La Torre & Chirag Dhara & Leandro Aolita & Antonio Acín, 2013. "Full randomness from arbitrarily deterministic events," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 4(1), pages 1-7, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:4:y:2013:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms3654
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3654
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    1. Li, Runze & Li, Dandan & Huang, Wei & Xu, Bingjie & Gao, Fei, 2023. "Tight bound on tilted CHSH inequality with measurement dependence," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 626(C).

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