Quantum Magic in Secret Communication
Speaker: Gilles Brassard
Date: Fri, Jan 1, 2010
Location: University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Subject: Mathematics, Quantum Algebra and Geometry
Class: Scientific
CRG: Mathematics of Quantum Information
Date: Fri, Jan 1, 2010
Location: University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Subject: Mathematics, Quantum Algebra and Geometry
Class: Scientific
CRG: Mathematics of Quantum Information
Abstract:
In this talk, we shall tell the tale of the origin of Quantum Cryptography from the birth of the first idea by Wiesner in 1970 to the invention of Quantum Key Distribution in 1983, to the first prototypes and ensuing commercial ventures, to exciting prospects for the future. No prior knowledge in quantum mechanics or cryptography will be expected.
