The principles of quantum cryptography

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 354, Issue 1708, 1996, Pages 793-803

  Barnett, Stephen M ^a   Phoenix, Simon J D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b MARTLESHAM HEATH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 3043005870     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.1996.0032     Document Type: Article

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