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 |
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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. |
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ISSN: | 0031-9007 1079-7114 |
DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.210402 |