PIRSA:11050053

Randomness amplification

Colbeck, R. (2011). Randomness amplification. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/11050053

Colbeck, Roger. Randomness amplification. Perimeter Institute, May. 10, 2011, https://pirsa.org/11050053 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:11050053,
            doi = {10.48660/11050053},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/11050053},
            author = {Colbeck, Roger},
            keywords = {Quantum Foundations},
            language = {en},
            title = {Randomness amplification},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2011},
            month = {may},
            note = {PIRSA:11050053 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Roger Colbeck University of York

Talk numberPIRSA:11050053
DOI10.48660/11050053
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Talk Type Conference
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Abstract

I will discuss what we know about creating randomness within physics. Although quantum theory prescribes completely random outcomes to particular processes, could it be that within a yet-to-be-discovered post-quantum theory these outcomes are predictable? We have recently shown that this is not possible, using a very natural assumption. In the present talk, I will discuss some recent progress towards relaxing this assumption, providing arguably the strongest evidence yet for truly random processes in our world.