Localized closed timelike curves can perfectly distinguish quantum states

We show that qubits traveling along closed timelike curves are a resource that a party can exploit to distinguish perfectly any set of quantum states. As a result, an adversary with access to closed timelike curves can break any prepare-and-measure quantum key distribution protocol. Our result also...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physical review letters 2009-05, Vol.102 (21), p.210402-210402, Article 210402
Hauptverfasser: Brun, Todd A, Harrington, Jim, Wilde, Mark M
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We show that qubits traveling along closed timelike curves are a resource that a party can exploit to distinguish perfectly any set of quantum states. As a result, an adversary with access to closed timelike curves can break any prepare-and-measure quantum key distribution protocol. Our result also implies that a party with access to closed timelike curves can violate the Holevo bound.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.210402