Monthly Archives: November 2015

Foundations of randomness, remainder of Day 1

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Thomas

Today I will cover the remaining talks from the first day of the workshop. Valerio’s opening talk was followed by a stimulating blackboard talk by Renato Renner, who asked the question “Is the existence of randomness an axiom of quantum … Continue reading →

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Foundations of randomness, Day 1: Scarani

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Thomas

As mentioned in the previous post, a highlight of the project I participated in over the past five weeks was the three-day workshop that we organized at STIAS towards the end of October. The purpose of the workshop was to … Continue reading →

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The nature of randomness and fundamental physical limits of secrecy

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Thomas

I spent the past five weeks at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS), a research institute located in beautiful Stellenbosch, 40km North-West of Cape Town. I was participating in a program (“program” may be an ambitious term for a … Continue reading →

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