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A simple proof of unconditional security of relativistic quantum cryptography

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A simple proof of the unconditional security of a relativistic quantum cryptosystem based on orthogonal states is given. Limitations imposed by the special relativity theory allow the proof to be markedly simplified as compared to the case of nonrelativistic cryptosystems based on nonorthogonal states. An important point in the proposed protocol is a space-time structure of the quantum states, which is ignored in the non-relativistic protocols using only the properties of the space of states of the information carriers. As a consequence, the simplification is related to the inefficacy of using the collective measurements against an eavesdropper, the allowance for which is an especially difficult task in the nonrelativistic case.

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Translated from Zhurnal Éksperimental’no\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \) i Teoretichesko\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \) Fiziki, Vol. 119, No. 5, 2001, pp. 1001–1010.

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Molotkov, S.N., Nazin, S.S. A simple proof of unconditional security of relativistic quantum cryptography. J. Exp. Theor. Phys. 92, 871–878 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1378181

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