A new protocol and lower bounds for quantum coin flipping

Journal of Computer and System Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 398-416

  Ambainis, Andris ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAME THEORY; INFORMATION THEORY; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; PROBABILITY; RANDOM PROCESSES;

QUANTUM COIN FLIPPING; QUANTUM PROTOCOLS;

QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY;

EID: 1842614972     PISSN: 00220000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcss.2003.07.010     Document Type: Article

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