| Type of Document |
Dissertation |
| Author |
Richardson, Christopher David
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| Author's Email Address |
cricha5@tigers.lsu.edu |
| URN |
etd-06272012-204609 |
| Title |
Entanglement, Uncertainty and Relativity in Fundamental Mechanics with an Application in QKD |
| Degree |
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) |
| Department |
Physics & Astronomy |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| Dowling, Jonathan P. |
Committee Chair |
| Hoffman, Jerome W. |
Committee Member |
| Johnson, Warren |
Committee Member |
| Lee, Hwang |
Committee Member |
| Pullin, Jorge |
Committee Member |
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| Keywords |
- Relativity QKD
- Entanglement
- Quantum
- Fundamentals
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| Date of Defense |
2012-06-11 |
| Availability |
unrestricted |
Abstract
In this dissertation I will probe the innate uncertainty of quantum mechanics. After deriving the necessary tools I will tackle Popper's experiment, a long misunderstood thought experiment with recent experimental results. I will then discuss how uncertainty changes when making measurements from different relativistic reference frames and resolve some on the tension between quantum mechanics and relativity. Finally I utilize the practical aspect of quantum uncertainty and describe a practical quantum key distribution scheme.
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