Physics:Quantum BB84



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Quantum BB84 is a planned ScholarlyWiki page in the Quantum Collection about the BB84 quantum key distribution protocol.

Overview

Placeholder: explain how Alice and Bob use non-orthogonal polarization or spin bases to establish a shared secret key and detect eavesdropping.

Key ideas

Placeholder: cover basis choice, quantum measurement disturbance, sifted keys, error checking, privacy amplification.

Protocol idea

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Quantum states and bases

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Eavesdropping and error rates

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Security role in quantum information

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Index

Core theory

1. Foundations

2. Conceptual and interpretations

3. Mathematical structure and systems

4. Atomic and spectroscopy

5. Wavefunctions and modes

6. Quantum dynamics and evolution

7. Measurement and information

8. Quantum information and computing

Applications and extensions

9. Quantum optics and experiments

10. Open quantum systems

11. Quantum field theory

12. Statistical mechanics and kinetic theory

13. Condensed matter and solid-state physics

14. Plasma and fusion physics

15. Timeline

16. Advanced and frontier topics

Book II

• Matter by scale

Book III

• Methods and tools

Book IV

• Data Analysis Techniques

Full contents

1. Foundations (14) Back to index

1. Physics:Quantum basics

2. Physics:Quantum photoelectric effect

3. Physics:Quantum black-body radiation

4. Physics:Quantum Planck constant

5. Physics:Quantum Postulates

6. Physics:Quantum Hilbert space

7. Physics:Quantum Observables and operators

8. Physics:Quantum mechanics

9. Physics:Quantum mechanics measurements

10. Physics:Quantum state

11. Physics:Quantum system

12. Physics:Quantum superposition

13. Physics:Quantum probability

14. Physics:Quantum Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Theory

2. Conceptual and interpretations (14) Back to index

15. Physics:Quantum Interpretations of quantum mechanics

16. Physics:Quantum Wave–particle duality

17. Physics:Quantum Complementarity principle

18. Physics:Quantum Uncertainty principle

19. Physics:Quantum Measurement problem

20. Physics:Quantum Bell's theorem

21. Physics:Quantum Hidden variable theory

22. Physics:Quantum nonlocality

23. Physics:Quantum contextuality

24. Physics:Quantum Darwinism

25. Physics:Quantum A Spooky Action at a Distance

26. Physics:Quantum A Walk Through the Universe

27. Physics:Quantum The Secret of Cohesion and How Waves Hold Matter Together

28. Physics:Quantum measurement problem

3. Mathematical structure and systems (15) Back to index

29. Physics:Quantum Density matrix

30. Physics:Quantum Exactly solvable quantum systems

31. Physics:Quantum many-body problem

32. Physics:Quantum Formulas Collection

33. Physics:Quantum A Matter Of Size

34. Physics:Quantum Symmetry in quantum mechanics

35. Physics:Quantum Noether theorem

36. Physics:Quantum Angular momentum operator

37. Physics:Quantum Runge–Lenz vector

38. Physics:Quantum Approximation Methods

39. Physics:Quantum Matter Elements and Particles

40. Physics:Quantum Dirac equation

41. Physics:Quantum Klein–Gordon equation

42. Physics:Quantum pendulum

43. Physics:Quantum configuration space

4. Atomic and spectroscopy (14) Back to index

44. Physics:Quantum Atomic structure and spectroscopy

45. Physics:Quantum Hydrogen atom

46. Physics:Quantum number

47. Physics:Quantum Multi-electron atoms

48. Physics:Quantum Fine structure

49. Physics:Quantum Hyperfine structure

50. Physics:Quantum Isotopic shift

51. Physics:Quantum defect

52. Physics:Quantum Zeeman effect

53. Physics:Quantum Stark effect

54. Physics:Quantum Spectral lines and series

55. Physics:Quantum Selection rules

56. Physics:Quantum Fermi's golden rule

57. Physics:Quantum beats

5. Wavefunctions and modes (9) Back to index

58. Physics:Quantum Wavefunction

59. Physics:Quantum Superposition principle

60. Physics:Quantum Eigenstates and eigenvalues

61. Physics:Quantum Boundary conditions and quantization

62. Physics:Quantum Standing waves and modes

63. Physics:Quantum Normal modes and field quantization

64. Physics:Number of independent spatial modes in a spherical volume

65. Physics:Quantum Density of states

66. Physics:Quantum carpet

6. Quantum dynamics and evolution (21) Back to index

67. Physics:Quantum Time evolution

68. Physics:Quantum Schrödinger equation

69. Physics:Quantum Time-dependent Schrödinger equation

70. Physics:Quantum Stationary states

71. Physics:Quantum Perturbation theory

72. Physics:Quantum Time-dependent perturbation theory

73. Physics:Quantum Adiabatic theorem

74. Physics:Quantum Berry phase

75. Physics:Quantum Aharonov-Bohm effect

76. Physics:Quantum Aharonov-Casher effect

77. Physics:Quantum Scattering theory

78. Physics:Quantum Scattering matrix

79. Physics:Quantum S-matrix

80. Physics:Quantum tunnelling

81. Physics:Quantum speed limit

82. Physics:Quantum revival

83. Physics:Quantum reflection

84. Physics:Quantum oscillations

85. Physics:Quantum jump

86. Physics:Quantum boomerang effect

87. Physics:Quantum chaos

7. Measurement and information (9) Back to index

88. Physics:Quantum Measurement theory

89. Physics:Quantum Measurement operators

90. Physics:Quantum Projective measurement

91. Physics:Quantum POVM

92. Physics:Quantum Weak measurement

93. Physics:Quantum Measurement collapse

94. Physics:Quantum entanglement

95. Physics:Quantum Zeno effect

96. Physics:Quantum limit

8. Quantum information and computing (14) Back to index

97. Physics:Quantum information theory

98. Physics:Quantum Qubit

99. Physics:Quantum Entanglement

100. Physics:Quantum Bell state

101. Physics:Quantum Gates and circuits

102. Physics:Quantum BB84

103. Physics:Quantum No-cloning theorem

104. Physics:Quantum Computing Algorithms in the NISQ Era

105. Physics:Quantum Noisy Qubits

106. Physics:Quantum Boson sampling

107. Physics:Quantum random access code

108. Physics:Quantum pseudo-telepathy

109. Physics:Quantum network

110. Physics:Quantum money

9. Quantum optics and experiments (10) Back to index

111. Physics:Quantum Nonlinear King plot anomaly in calcium isotope spectroscopy

112. Physics:Quantum Stern-Gerlach experiment

113. Physics:Quantum Experimental quantum physics

114. Physics:Quantum optics

115. Physics:Quantum optics beam splitter experiments

116. Physics:Quantum Mach-Zehnder interferometer

117. Physics:Quantum Hong-Ou-Mandel effect

118. Physics:Quantum eraser experiment

119. Physics:Quantum delayed-choice quantum eraser

120. Physics:Quantum Ultra fast lasers

121. Template:Quantum optics operators

10. Open quantum systems (9) Back to index

122. Physics:Quantum Open systems

123. Physics:Quantum Master equation

124. Physics:Quantum Lindblad equation

125. Physics:Quantum Decoherence

126. Physics:Quantum dissipation

127. Physics:Quantum Markov semigroup

128. Physics:Quantum Markovian dynamics

129. Physics:Quantum Non-Markovian dynamics

130. Physics:Quantum Trajectories

11. Quantum field theory (23) Back to index

131. Physics:Quantum field theory (QFT) basics

132. Physics:Quantum field theory (QFT) core

133. Physics:Quantum Fields and Particles

134. Physics:Quantum Second quantization

135. Physics:Quantum Fock space

136. Physics:Quantum Harmonic Oscillator field modes

137. Physics:Quantum Creation and annihilation operators

138. Physics:Quantum vacuum fluctuations

139. Physics:Quantum Casimir effect

140. Physics:Quantum Propagators in quantum field theory

141. Physics:Quantum Feynman diagrams

142. Physics:Quantum Path integral formulation

143. Physics:Quantum Renormalization in field theory

144. Physics:Quantum Renormalization group

145. Physics:Quantum Field Theory Gauge symmetry

146. Physics:Quantum Spontaneous symmetry breaking

147. Physics:Quantum Non-Abelian gauge theory

148. Physics:Quantum Electrodynamics (QED)

149. Physics:Quantum chromodynamics (QCD)

150. Physics:Quantum Electroweak theory

151. Physics:Quantum Standard Model

152. Physics:Quantum triviality

153. Physics:Quantum confinement problem

12. Statistical mechanics and kinetic theory (9) Back to index

154. Physics:Quantum Statistical mechanics

155. Physics:Quantum Partition function

156. Physics:Quantum Distribution functions

157. Physics:Quantum Liouville equation

158. Physics:Quantum Kinetic theory

159. Physics:Quantum Boltzmann equation

160. Physics:Quantum BBGKY hierarchy

161. Physics:Quantum Relaxation and thermalization

162. Physics:Quantum Thermodynamics

13. Condensed matter and solid-state physics (15) Back to index

163. Physics:Quantum Band structure

164. Physics:Quantum Fermi surfaces

165. Physics:Quantum Landau levels

166. Physics:Quantum Semiconductor physics

167. Physics:Quantum Phonons

168. Physics:Quantum Electron-phonon interaction

169. Physics:Quantum Exchange interaction

170. Physics:Quantum Superconductivity

171. Physics:Quantum Topological phases of matter

172. Physics:Quantum well

173. Physics:Quantum spin liquid

174. Physics:Quantum spin Hall effect

175. Physics:Quantum phase transition

176. Physics:Quantum critical point

177. Physics:Quantum dot

14. Plasma and fusion physics (8) Back to index

178. Physics:Quantum Fusion reactions and Lawson criterion

179. Physics:Quantum Plasma (fusion context)

180. Physics:Quantum Magnetic confinement fusion

181. Physics:Quantum Inertial confinement fusion

182. Physics:Quantum Plasma instabilities and turbulence

183. Physics:Quantum Tokamak core plasma

184. Physics:Quantum Tokamak edge physics and recycling asymmetries

185. Physics:Quantum Stellarator

15. Timeline (8) Back to index

186. Physics:Quantum mechanics/Timeline

187. Physics:Quantum mechanics/Timeline/Pre-quantum era

188. Physics:Quantum mechanics/Timeline/Old quantum theory

189. Physics:Quantum mechanics/Timeline/Modern quantum mechanics

190. Physics:Quantum mechanics/Timeline/Quantum field theory era

191. Physics:Quantum mechanics/Timeline/Quantum information era

192. Physics:Quantum mechanics/Timeline/Quantum technology era

193. Physics:Quantum mechanics/Timeline/Quiz

16. Advanced and frontier topics (16) Back to index

194. Physics:Quantum topology

195. Physics:Quantum battery

196. Physics:Quantum Supersymmetry

197. Physics:Quantum Black hole thermodynamics

198. Physics:Quantum Holographic principle

199. Physics:Quantum gravity

200. Physics:Quantum De Sitter invariant special relativity

201. Physics:Quantum Doubly special relativity

202. Physics:Quantum arithmetic geometry

203. Physics:Quantum unsolved problems

204. Physics:Quantum Yang-Mills mass gap

205. Physics:Quantum gravity problem

206. Physics:Quantum black hole information paradox

207. Physics:Quantum dark matter problem

208. Physics:Quantum neutrino mass problem

209. Physics:Quantum matter-antimatter asymmetry problem

References

Author: Harold Foppele

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