Random Numbers Generated Out of Nothing
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Random Numbers Generated Out of Nothing
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Re: Random Numbers Generated Out of Nothing
#2More like "random enough." Quantum fluctuations are not necessarily random. We just don't have the technology to understand the forces and processes which influence their fluctuations. Randomness is a human concept I don't believe truly exists in nature.
Re: Random Numbers Generated Out of Nothing
#3More like "random enough." Quantum fluctuations are not necessarily random. We just don't have the technology to understand the forces and processes which influence their fluctuations. Randomness is a human concept I don't believe truly exists in nature.
As far as I know quantum physicists already proved that there can be no "forces and processes" which can make quantum physics effects predictable. Einstein didn't believe in that, but it was proved.
Re: Random Numbers Generated Out of Nothing
#4They might be "true" random numbers, but hardware implementations could introduce some noise which might bias the distribution in such a way to give some advantage on exploiters (I'm assuming a cryptographic usage).
If I remember well, also a quantum encryption (unbreakable) scheme was broken exploiting "practical" issues like that.