Collins, 1992 - Google Patents
Quantum cryptography defies eavesdropping.Collins, 1992
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- Collins G
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- Physics Today
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Describes efforts of researchers to use the properties of quantum mechanics to encrypt information for secure transmission. Arthur Ekert's use of Bell's inequalities and the Einstein- Podolsky-Rosen effect to guarantee secure distribution of a cryptographic key; Work in field's …
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