Researchers roll Einstein's dice: Developing a quantum random number generator
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - 08:02
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- Quantum mechanics implies that uncertainty in experimental measurements are an inherent part of nature – an idea that Albert Einstein disparagingly characterized as “rolling dice”. This true quantum randomness, for which Einstein was concerned, contrasts with a conventional gaming die, whose motion follows the laws of classical mechanics and is therefore pseudo-random. With the right physical information about initial conditions, the outcome of a dice roll can be accurately predicted.
