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Unconditional Security of Three State Quantum Key Distribution Protocols
Quantum key distribution (QKD) protocols are cryptographic techniques with
security based only on the laws of quantum mechanics. Two prominent QKD schemes
are the BB84 and B92 protocols that use four and two quantum states,
respectively. In 2000, Phoenix et al. proposed a new family of three state
protocols that offers advantages over the previous schemes. Until now, an error
rate threshold for security of the symmetric trine spherical code QKD protocol
has only been shown for the trivial intercept/resend eavesdropping strategy. In
this paper, we prove the unconditional security of the trine spherical code QKD
protocol, demonstrating its security up to a bit error rate of 9.81%. We also
discuss on how this proof applies to a version of the trine spherical code QKD
protocol where the error rate is evaluated from the number of inconclusive
events.Comment: 4 pages, published versio
Towards a spin foam model description of black hole entropy
We propose a way to describe the origin of black hole entropy in the spin
foam models of quantum gravity. This stimulates a new way to study the relation
of spin foam models and loop quantum gravity.Comment: 5 pages, 1 figur
Transformations of coordinates and Hamiltonian formalism in deformed Special Relativity
We investigate the transformation laws of coordinates in generalizations of
special relativity with two observer-independent scales. The request of
covariance leads to simple formulas if one assumes noncanonical Poisson
brackets, corresponding to noncommuting spacetime coordinates.Comment: 11 pages, plain LaTe
Hidden particle production at the ILC
In a class of new physics models, new physics sector is completely or partly
hidden, namely, singlet under the Standard Model (SM) gauge group. Hidden
fields included in such new physics models communicate with the Standard Model
sector through higher dimensional operators. If a cutoff lies in the TeV range,
such hidden fields can be produced at future colliders. We consider a scalar
filed as an example of the hidden fields. Collider phenomenology on this hidden
scalar is similar to that of the SM Higgs boson, but there are several features
quite different from those of the Higgs boson. We investigate productions of
the hidden scalar at the International Linear Collider (ILC) and study the
feasibility of its measurements, in particular, how well the ILC distinguishes
the scalar from the Higgs boson, through realistic Monte Carlo simulations.Comment: the version to be published in PR
Continuous area spectrum in regular black hole
We investigate highly damped quasinormal modes of regular black hole coupled
to nonlinear electrodynamics. Using the WKB approximation combined with
complex-integration technique, we show that the real part of the frequency
disappears in the highly damped limit. If we use the Bohr's correspondence
principle, the area spectrum of this black hole is continuous. We discuss its
implication in the loop quantum gravity.Comment: 5 pages, 1 figure
Chirality induction using circularly polarized light into a branched oligofluorene derivative in the presence of an achiral aid molecule
Chirality induction into a uniform, star-shaped fluorene oligomer with a central truxene moiety (T3) was achieved using circularly polarized light in the presence of achiral fluorene or phenanthrene. Induction into T3 alone was difficult, suggesting that close chain packing realized through interactions of T3 with small molecules plays a role in chirality induction
Universality of Highly Damped Quasinormal Modes for Single Horizon Black Holes
It has been suggested that the highly damped quasinormal modes of black holes
provide information about the microscopic quantum gravitational states
underlying black hole entropy. This interpretation requires the form of the
highly damped quasinormal mode frequency to be universally of the form:
, where is an integer, and is the
black hole temperature. We summarize the results of an analysis of the highly
damped quasinormal modes for a large class of single horizon, asymptotically
flat black holes.Comment: 9 pages, 1 figure, submitted to the proceedings of Theory CANADA 1,
which will be published in a special edition of the Canadian Journal of
Physic
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