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<p>Create Quantum information scaffold page</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Quantum key distribution protocol using non-orthogonal bases}}<br /> <br /> {{ScholarlyWiki page top<br /> |backlink={{Quantum book backlink|Quantum information and computing}}<br /> {{Quantum article nav|previous=Physics:Quantum Gates and circuits|previous label=Gates and circuits|next=Physics:Quantum No-cloning theorem|next label=No-cloning theorem}}<br /> |image=[[File:Quantum_BB84_educational_yellow.png|430px|BB84 quantum key distribution: basis choices, photon transmission, and eavesdropping checks.]]<br /> |text=&#039;&#039;&#039;Quantum BB84&#039;&#039;&#039; is a planned ScholarlyWiki page in the Quantum Collection about the BB84 quantum key distribution protocol.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Overview ==<br /> Placeholder: explain how Alice and Bob use non-orthogonal polarization or spin bases to establish a shared secret key and detect eavesdropping.<br /> <br /> == Key ideas ==<br /> Placeholder: cover basis choice, quantum measurement disturbance, sifted keys, error checking, privacy amplification.<br /> <br /> == Protocol idea ==<br /> Placeholder: develop this section with definitions, examples, formulas, and links to related Quantum Collection pages.<br /> <br /> == Quantum states and bases ==<br /> Placeholder: develop this section with definitions, examples, formulas, and links to related Quantum Collection pages.<br /> <br /> == Eavesdropping and error rates ==<br /> Placeholder: develop this section with definitions, examples, formulas, and links to related Quantum Collection pages.<br /> <br /> == Security role in quantum information ==<br /> Placeholder: develop this section with definitions, examples, formulas, and links to related Quantum Collection pages.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> {{#invoke:PhysicsQC|tocHeadingAndList|Physics:Quantum basics/See also}}<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{reflist|3}}<br /> <br /> {{Author|Harold Foppele}}<br /> <br /> {{Sourceattribution|Physics:Quantum BB84|1}}</div>

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